sign language

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Recent Examples of sign language An inquest into the death of TikTok star Imogen Nunn has paused after a sign language translator wasn't able to appear to interpret for deaf witnesses. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Related article Nvidia launching AI platform to make learning sign language easier For the full year, the company’s profits more than doubled to $74.3 billion, capping off a banner year in which Nvidia cemented itself as perhaps the most important player in the growing AI industry. Clare Duffy, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025 Through this work, John ensures that sign language is not just included, but deeply embedded in the heart of the narrative. Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Cockneys should probably start talking in sign language. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sign language
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
Noun
  • Sharpen your nonverbal skills: posture, eye contact, body language, and listening.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • His body language, coaches recall, relayed complete disappointment.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • The resulting waves would be on the order of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 50,000 people.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • The incidents come as part of what The Internet & Television Association, an industry lobbying group, said was a wave of vandalism to network infrastructure across the country.
    Maddie Carr, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • The procedures listed include breast augmentations, tummy tucks and yes, facelifts whether that be mini (short scar) facelifts or full facelifts, both of which address signs of aging like sagging skin, loose jowls and creases.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 May 2025
  • Tremors can be a sign of MS, Parkinson's disease, stroke, or another neurological condition.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The $650 billion staffing industry is shifting beneath our feet, and the clearest signal is this: traditional staffing companies are starting to look more like tech platforms.
    John Winsor, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by shouting or waving your arms.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, the avatar can pass the human test by using gestures, body language, and other elements of human interaction.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • The gesture, broadcast everywhere locally, sent a clear signal to the outside world.
    Anthony Slater, New York Times, 29 May 2025

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