hands

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A woman sat nearby with her hands folded as if in prayer.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Smout urged everyone to be alert to the signs and symptoms of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, which can include a fever, headache, rapid breathing, drowsiness, shivering, vomiting and cold hands and feet.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

On a Wednesday in February in the Coachella Valley, more than two dozen farmworkers weaved up and down rows of strawberries, their gloved hands flicking quickly to pluck the fruit and stash it in boxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

When not trying to edge out Gicurasi, Ubwuzu is beating up Imfura, another younger male whose defeat at the hands of Ubwuzu begins his ostracization from the group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The woman takes both of Maggie’s hands in hers.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith