hand back
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“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
The latest round of talks in Rome ended without a breakthrough, as Israel resisted Lebanese requests to hand back more villages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The ultras unfurled banners calling for the player to hand back the armband.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
She saw and heard the serpent coiled within the stalks at the same time, and she yelped as she jerked her hand back.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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