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Recent Examples of sign language
Through this work, John ensures that sign language is not just included, but deeply embedded in the heart of the narrative.
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Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Cockneys should probably start talking in sign language.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
That includes kids who receive special education, but also those in general education classrooms who get supports or accommodations to learn, from speech therapy to sign language interpreters to counseling.
—Anna North, Vox, 13 Mar. 2025
Teresa quickly learned sign language to communicate with Connelly's son Brendan, who is deaf.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
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Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Cockneys should probably start talking in sign language.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
That includes kids who receive special education, but also those in general education classrooms who get supports or accommodations to learn, from speech therapy to sign language interpreters to counseling.
—Anna North, Vox, 13 Mar. 2025
Teresa quickly learned sign language to communicate with Connelly's son Brendan, who is deaf.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
Noun
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And, immediately, a tiny black kitten rushes the door, sticking its nose under to see what's on the other side, its body language in full play mode.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Pay attention to tone, body language, and what’s hiding between the lines.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
8 May 2025
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The company reopened an initial wave of nine locations on April 10, followed by a second wave of stores on May 1, and 70 more set for May 15.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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The boycott drew widespread opposition from centrist and right-leaning Jewish groups, a wave of state-level legal challenges and led to a court battle that lasted years.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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Auto advertisers are seen having a tough time trying to figure out how to sell both electric and traditional vehicles, and retailers, restauranteurs and others are all waiting for more concrete signs of how the economy will move.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 May 2025
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Allowing imperfection to show—rather than keeping up appearances—is both a sign of intimacy and a precondition for it.—
Rhaina Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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Allowing for correction is a signal that the system is responsive.—
Shiva Chandrashekher,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Among our brain’s communication signals are neurotransmitters.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Rather, there’s a mutually healing trajectory to this strange, secretive summer of playing house, and Petzold observes its gradual onset in fine details of gesture, expression and domestic routine — and its lapses when people fall intermittently out of character.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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In fact, in a moving gesture, Leo offered to continue the blessing that the late Pope Francis started from the same balcony the day before his death.—
Raúl E. Zegarra,
Time,
17 May 2025
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“Sign language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20language. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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