CULTURETECHLENSput a ring on it
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Combined Graph record U-00773 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0372. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Baller Alert (published 2025-12-22, fetched in full): choreographer Frank Gatson recounts (on the Dance Dish podcast) that the signature 'put a ring on it' hand gesture from 'Single Ladies' came from Jay-Z demonstrating what women do when they say 'Put a ring on it' (raising the hand, emphasizing the ring finger); the 'Single Ladies' video was released in 2008. Supports stored meaning (commit through marriage) and era_note 'Beyonce 2008'.
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Baller Alert (published 2025-12-22, fetched in full): choreographer Frank Gatson recounts (on the Dance Dish podcast) that the signature 'put a ring on it' hand gesture from 'Single Ladies' came from Jay-Z demonstrating what women do when they say 'Put a ring on it' (raising the hand, emphasizing the ring finger); the 'Single Ladies' video was released in 2008. Supports stored meaning (commit through marriage) and era_note 'Beyonce 2008'.
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Baller Alert (published 2025-12-22, fetched in full): choreographer Frank Gatson recounts (on the Dance Dish podcast) that the signature 'put a ring on it' hand gesture from 'Single Ladies' came from Jay-Z demonstrating what women do when they say 'Put a ring on it' (raising the hand, emphasizing the ring finger); the 'Single Ladies' video was released in 2008. Supports stored meaning (commit through marriage) and era_note 'Beyonce 2008'.
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