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  • He stood to meet it, his eyes shining, his arms opened wide in welcome.

    CATCHING THE BIG ONE • by Morley Young 2009

  • Nor did all the world vanish, and everything blot out, and leave only Hester standing there, lips curved and arms outstretched in welcome.

    The Kempton-Wace Letters 2010

  • He sank easily to his knees by her side, kissing her softly on the cheek in welcome.

    Chasing Jerohim « A Fly in Amber 2008

  • Doric's message had been received with joy, and when the sisters arrived with their guest the palace doors stood wide open, and dark blue carpets, with golden crowns woven upon them, had been spread along the marble terraces, blood-red roses had been strewn all the way, and beneath the golden porch stood the King and Queen with their crowns upon their heads, and kind hands outstretched in welcome.

    The Lily of Life: A Fairy Tale 1913

  • There was more besides Howard he wanted, but when at last the young man came into the room, his eyes shone with a look of pleased recognition, and he tried to speak a welcome.

    The Cromptons Mary Jane Holmes 1866

  • More welcome news came in the shape of the public finances -- if a record level of annual peacetime borrowing can be called welcome.

    Fool.co.uk - Headlines 2010

  • Last week, Jeffrey Bader, the director for East Asia at the National Security Council, told an audience in Washington that Hatoyama's review of the alliance is "welcome."

    Tokyo’s Newfound Swagger 2009

  • If you drive around a car, you'll see on the posters that Mr. Obama's face is on, there's a word written, which means "welcome."

    CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2009 2009

  • The event was not billed as a fund raiser, but, according to a release, donations were "welcome."

    Ali Gharib: Frum Whitewashes Dutch Islamophobe 2009

  • When subscribers to America Online enter one of the service's forums, their computer names appear at the top of the screen as a kind of welcome.

    MEN, WOMEN & COMPUTERS 2008

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