As the American flag was raised and the national anthem played they held up their fists -- Smith his right, Carlos his left -- in a Black Power salute.

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Instinctively, he put up his fists.

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Our closest relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos do not generally form fists, and the researchers think they are unable to: when a chimp curls up its fingers it forms a doughnut shape.

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"He lights up the night, " Henry said and began to jump around, thrusting his fists, demonstrating his best Lightning Man moves as Mr. Kleiman snapped away.

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She tightened her scarf around her neck, tugged up her coat collar, lowered her head, and walked toward Broadway with her fists punched down into her pockets and her purse clinched under her arm.

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