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salute

[suh-loot] / səˈlut /


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He promised to give them "a big salute on behalf of the American people and beyond that".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“The modern view,” Mr. Sidebottom writes, “is to doubt its historical accuracy. It is a scholarly orthodoxy that the salute was no more than a one-off impromptu acclamation that went very wrong.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Belarusian state media showed Kim and Lukashenko hugging at a lavish welcome programme on Wednesday involving an artillery salute and goose-stepping soldiers before a large flag-waving crowd at Kim Il Sung Square.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

You can salute Venezuela for a spirited and thrilling victory, and the Venezuelan fans for nine innings of joyful delirium.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“Don’t you know that you don’t salute the commander’s daughter?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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