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Recent Examples of sign language
About half of the child’s day is spent alongside general education students while the other half of the day includes breakout sessions tailored to deaf and hard of hearing students who will learn through oral approaches or total communication, which combines hearing and sign language.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
The bundle also includes specialty courses like ASL for babies and toddlers — helpful for early communication — along with scuba diving hand signals and an introductory e-book on the origins and etiquette of sign language.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The actress learned sign language and piano-playing for the role, Method-y affectations that explain the craftsmanlike lived-in quality of the performance.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
For deaf or hard of hearing individuals who need sign language interpreter services, the IRS says, call TTY/TDD 800-829-4059 to make an appointment.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
The bundle also includes specialty courses like ASL for babies and toddlers — helpful for early communication — along with scuba diving hand signals and an introductory e-book on the origins and etiquette of sign language.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The actress learned sign language and piano-playing for the role, Method-y affectations that explain the craftsmanlike lived-in quality of the performance.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
For deaf or hard of hearing individuals who need sign language interpreter services, the IRS says, call TTY/TDD 800-829-4059 to make an appointment.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
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As Snead, 55, answered questions, several on social media turned their attention to McVay, 40, taking note of the coach's body language and lack of enthusiasm over the pick.—
Jaclyn Hendricks,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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The images, taken by Liz Essley Whyte of The Wall Street Journal, have since gone viral due to their body language.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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Reed burst onto the movie-criticism scene in the 1960s, and was part of a wave of new reviewers, Pauline Kael among them, who offered a sharper, jazzier alternative to the more staid forms of analysis that had been showcased by major outlets.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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The first wave will cross the area during the afternoon and early evening hours.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Santiago said the detentions are a sign that their fight for justice and to protect the surrounding lands was worth it despite the bloody toll.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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New evidence in a study by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and the University of Central Florida found that changes in driving behavior can act as biomarkers indicating a decline in mental clarity that pre-dates major signs of dementia.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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Regions with steady, low-fluctuation light signal stable systems.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Rental deployment systems One of the clearer signals at the conference was how the company is structuring access to its systems.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Yet such gestures failed to meet the scale of the problem.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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But on the flip side, some studies conclude that CODAs learn from playing interpreter at a young age to communicate better personally and professionally later in life, and may grow up endowed with special talents for conveying and reading facial expressions and gestures.—
Bob Brody,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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“Sign language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20language. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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