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Recent Examples of sign language
In season three of Bluey, we were introduced to cavapoo, Dougie, who is deaf and communicates with Australian sign language (Auslan).
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
Who is the sign language interpreter at the Super Bowl?
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
Who is the sign language interpreter at the Super Bowl?
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
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Part of the reason why liars try to control their body language may be because playing false requires more cognitive effort, says Sharon Leal, a senior research fellow at the University of Portsmouth in England, who studies deception detection.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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On the list include having good body language, being on time and being passionate.—
Milla Surjadi,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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This low-power millimeter-wave radar sensor gives self-driving cars a clearer, more accurate view of traffic by feeding them essential data from the surrounding road.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Russell let the rest of Taylor-Joy's long hair fall in loose, barely there waves, with most of the curl concentrated just at the ends for movement and swish factor.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some doctors worry that this could be a sign that HHS plans to dismantle the longtime group altogether, similar to how other federal advisory groups have been restructured.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Years later, their affection toward one another showed no signs of cooling off.—
Adam Robb,
Curbed,
3 Mar. 2026
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Mecklenburg County Republican Party Chair Kyle Kirby said Whatley’s decisive primary win and choice to hold his election night event in Charlotte signal where Republicans plan to focus the race ahead.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Lo and behold, the signal for the mock galaxy was just as strong as the signal for CDG-2 was, even when the globular clusters were masked completely away.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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Balances were a recurrent problem in the Prokofiev, and, with big and often distracting gestures, Kavakos didn’t always keep up with the soloist, the DSO’s excellent concertmaster, Alexander Kerr.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The domestic gesture—cloth pegged on a line—challenges the archive’s binding, creating a visual anthology suspended in space.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Sign language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20language. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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