cupped
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Clarke threw his World Cup squad sheet on the table and cupped his ears to the assembled media.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
But one question kept resurfacing, from multiple corners of the inbox, as if readers were whispering it behind cupped hands: What if we just aren’t a pie family?
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025
Van de Ven cheekily cupped his ear to the crowd before team-mates made a point of embracing him to show their support after Saturday's spat.
From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025
He repeatedly tapped his cupped hands to the sides of his head as if putting on imaginary earmuffs.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024
Turning on us, she cupped her hands and burst into song: “Not Lost But Gone Before,” with piano accompaniment.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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