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Recent Examples of sign language
Suppose participants communicated via sign language.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Both of her parents were deaf and communicated through sign language, while her dad worked as a wallpaper trimmer and her mom as a domestic helper, according to the Daily Mail.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Community has emerged as an important component of the grieving process since the shootings, Elizabeth Seal said through a sign language interpreter at an event with victims and survivors last week.
—CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
An assistant also may be an interpreter if the voter does not speak English or communicates in sign language.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Both of her parents were deaf and communicated through sign language, while her dad worked as a wallpaper trimmer and her mom as a domestic helper, according to the Daily Mail.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Community has emerged as an important component of the grieving process since the shootings, Elizabeth Seal said through a sign language interpreter at an event with victims and survivors last week.
—CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
An assistant also may be an interpreter if the voter does not speak English or communicates in sign language.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
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People communicate in meetings more with body language than vocally.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The committee was unable to unearth a single statement or even body language suggesting Cheney coached Hutchinson’s testimony.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
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Multiple other films positioned themselves this weekend to ride the awards wave.Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Bears are now deep into their process and plowing through the first wave of interviews.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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In a sign that demand for high-end listings will quickly outpace supply, Eckardt hosted showings on Thursday for four rental properties.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
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Weather reports have shown no signs of rain that might help relieve the intensity of the fires.James Bickerton, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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There's no snow in the seven-day forecast, and the NWS's Climate Prediction Center doesn't have any clear signals about what might happen the rest of the winter.Nick Halter, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Unlike standard heart rate reading in watches, Garmin’s ECG feature assesses the electrical signals running through your body to determine your sinus rhythm.Andrew Williams, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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The who and how of recognition matter just as much as the gesture itself.Leeatt Rothschild, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Joe Biden's ceasefire plan also includes hazy gestures towards a future government for Gaza not including Hamas.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Sign language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20language. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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