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The officer and the man continue to argue, and the driver lifts an index finger up to his mouth, as if gesturing for the officer to be quiet.
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Padrone The Primera is powered up by double-tapping the side of the index finger with the thumb.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2024
By stuffing a regulation baseball with sensors, the researchers found that the force of the middle and index finger on the ball spiked twice, the last coming roughly six to seven milliseconds before release—in essence, the instant the ball leaves the hand.
—Zach Schonbrun, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024
Despite temperatures dropping to near 0 degrees Fahrenheit, the independent index finger and thumb provided enough warmth and dexterity for Ebbers to operate a camera.
—Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2024
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Padrone The Primera is powered up by double-tapping the side of the index finger with the thumb.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2024
By stuffing a regulation baseball with sensors, the researchers found that the force of the middle and index finger on the ball spiked twice, the last coming roughly six to seven milliseconds before release—in essence, the instant the ball leaves the hand.
—Zach Schonbrun, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024
Despite temperatures dropping to near 0 degrees Fahrenheit, the independent index finger and thumb provided enough warmth and dexterity for Ebbers to operate a camera.
—Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Index finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/index%20finger. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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