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Recent Examples of sign language
People can also scan QR codes on their phones to get sign language videos with the latest information.
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 7 May 2025
In 1880, though, delegates at the Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf, held in Milan, voted overwhelmingly to ban sign language in schools.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 7 May 2025
In 1880, though, delegates at the Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf, held in Milan, voted overwhelmingly to ban sign language in schools.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
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This combination allows participants to see detailed facial expressions and body language and even interact with objects in a virtual yet realistic environment.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The body language in the last two games has said it all.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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Students, businesspeople, and even visiting family members were caught in the fallout, prompting protests and a wave of legal challenges.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Ever since November, the Reyes family has lived here, beneath tarpaulin and nipa palm, wedged between crashing waves and a coastal highway in northeastern Luzon.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Still, parents should not take the review as a sign that the US formula market is in disarray or in any way harmful to infants, Abrams said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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The Dolphins offered a sign that his rehab was progressing positively in March, restructuring his contract to convert $9.7 million of his 2024 salary into a signing bonus.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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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
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To defend themselves from drone strikes, both armies seek to jam the signals that link drones to their operators, often using portable electronic-warfare systems.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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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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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
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“Sign language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20language. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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