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peace sign

A hand sign made with the palm forward and the middle and index fingers forming a V, used to express a desire for peace.

peace sign

a gesture made with the palm of the hand outwards and the index and middle fingers raised in a V. See also V-sign²

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And Captain Van Horn, realizing, suddenly, instead of clutching, extended his hand wide open in the peace sign that is as ancient as the human hand.

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And then the cub saw his mother, the she-wolf, the fearless one, crouching down till her belly touched the ground, whimpering, wagging her tail, making peace signs.

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True to form, the screen legend who recently starred in the HBO thriller Mosaic, carried it off by smiling and giving a peace sign to watching photographers.

Dropped like a (Sharon) Stone

IThe CND peace sign symbol was unveiled 60 years ago this week.

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Few symbols are as powerful, or universal, as the peace sign.

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Arab News You might want to think twice before doing the peace sign when you pose for a photo (Reuters)

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He looked ill and harmless, flashing a peace sign to journalists at a police headquarters.

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Earlier during the inauguration ceremony of the race pigeons and various color balloons were left up in the air at Torkham border as the peace sign.

1st Political agent peace jeep rally held in Khyber Agency

Amidst signs reading "no headscarves" and "no mosques," the 22 year-old posted selfies while holding up the peace sign in front of the protesters.

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The woman, known only as Rehana, became famous after a picture of her making the peace sign went viral on Twitter.

The poster girl for freedom 'beheaded'

The documents also claim that the character was shown wearing similar clothes, hair style, accessories as worn by the 'Mean Girls' star, before the video game's release, in addition to their cover image, which was a reminder Lohan's famous swimsuit selfie snap, where she's making a peace sign.

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Recurring throughout was the haunted image of a young man, flashing a peace sign and bearing an air of distant melancholy.