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Recent Examples of sign language
The systems are among a number of other things the theater offers to help make performances more accessible, including shows with sign language interpretation, Spanish subtitles and sensory-friendly performances, Collins said.
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The discovery of language skills in great apes — various gorillas and chimps learned substantial vocabularies in sign language or symbols — and that of tool use across the animal kingdom have, over the years, chipped away at the idea that there is any single ingredient that makes humans unique.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Think sign language for people who can hear.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Lucy and Erin sometimes communicate via sign language to avoid making a sound.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The discovery of language skills in great apes — various gorillas and chimps learned substantial vocabularies in sign language or symbols — and that of tool use across the animal kingdom have, over the years, chipped away at the idea that there is any single ingredient that makes humans unique.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Think sign language for people who can hear.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Lucy and Erin sometimes communicate via sign language to avoid making a sound.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sign language
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
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Nonverbal communication, also known as body language, is a valuable professional skill that shapes how others assess your presence and authority at work.—
CNBC Make It staff,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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This year, ByteDance’s Doubao platform, a gala sponsor, sent out waves of hongbao or red envelopes with virtual cash to users of its AI chatbot app throughout the show, while a comedian at one point asked the app for advice.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, massages can be arranged in your room or on your terrace, which is hardly a compromise—especially since the crashing waves set the soundtrack for every inch of this property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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It's all told from the vantage point of a woman trying to make sense of her life in the face of devastation, sometimes grasping for signs that only hindsight can uncover.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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But with all that extra information comes errors, and error-correcting a quantum qubit—weeding out the noise to find the signal—is a challenge in itself.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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In Jaws, the ocean’s crash, the buoy’s bell and John Williams’ score signal danger as clearly as the shark itself all while keeping dialogue clean and intelligible amid environmental chaos.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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If the robot learns to pick up a bottle in an exact position and the bottle is shifted slightly, a system that only imitates will repeat the original gesture and fail.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Apart from managing the relationship with Washington, Takaichi faces the need to strike a balance between regional sensitivities and domestic political gestures that fire up her conservative and nationalist base.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Sign language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20language. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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