hand back
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Noboa’s government plans to hand back oversight of the prisons to the country’s penitentiary agency, with new cellphone-signal jammers, increased intelligence and the separation of violent inmates from minor offenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
“To the Portuguese people, the day has come for me to hand back the No. 7 shirt of our national team,” Ronaldo said, reading from a prepared statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
I don’t want to fight them or spend years in court, and I also don’t want to hand back something Daniel chose to give me.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
He has recently had to hand back a third pub to the brewery because he could no longer afford to it.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Bit by bit, he moved his hand back.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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