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Recent Examples of sign language
Chimpanzees and gorillas have used sign language to express emotions and ask for things from people.
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Leticia Fanucchi, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Stephanie Nogueras and Otis Jones IV will translate those performances into sign language.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 Feb. 2025
These services include not only account assistance but also foreign language services either in person or via the Over the Phone Interpreter (OPI) line, sign language interpreter services and reasonable accommodation for those with a disability.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
Communication Supports: May include, but are not limited to, captioning, alternative and augmentative Communication Supports, plain language, sign language and other supports that facilitate effective communication.
—Hazlitt, 4 Jan. 2025
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Leticia Fanucchi, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
Stephanie Nogueras and Otis Jones IV will translate those performances into sign language.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 Feb. 2025
These services include not only account assistance but also foreign language services either in person or via the Over the Phone Interpreter (OPI) line, sign language interpreter services and reasonable accommodation for those with a disability.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
Communication Supports: May include, but are not limited to, captioning, alternative and augmentative Communication Supports, plain language, sign language and other supports that facilitate effective communication.
—Hazlitt, 4 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sign language
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
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In all cases, communication covers a range of activities from talking, to listening, writing, and body language.—
Martin Zwilling,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Understanding a dog's body language can strengthen the human-animal bond and help identify potential health or behavioral issues.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Right now, though, there’s everything to play for and a hugely exciting opportunity for businesses wanting to be on the frontier of the next big wave.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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With each match, including a 1-0 victory over the Brazilian giant, residents still reeling from a financial crisis were lifted out of their funk, carried along on a country-consuming wave of hope as the men’s national team sought to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 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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Hours worked: If the average workweek dips lower, that could be a warning signal of what could come, Gould told CNN.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Where exactly is the United States’ economy amid these contradictory signals?—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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The image depicts Trump — who is not Catholic — seated on an gilded chair, dressed in white papal vestments and headdress, with one finger raised, in a gesture that evokes Christ and other religious figures’ hand symbols in Christian iconography.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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The gesture served as a precursor for the celebration that followed.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Sign language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20language. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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