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Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday pledged his "wholehearted support" to his successor as he prepares to hand over to premier-in-waiting Andy Burnham.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Neatly labeled drawers hold hand fans, plastic snakes, buttons, buckles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“In just two games, I got hit in the face, groin, shin, foot, hand and head,” he says, counting up his bruises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In a group game four years ago Elfath shook the hand of Vincent Aboubakar before sending off the Cameroon striker for taking his shirt off while celebrating the winner against Brazil.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The evidence is standing before them, "crowbar" in hand.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
But members of the marshal’s team had their hands full that summer with a new task: ratcheting up security.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
This is precisely why dedicated Letterboxd users fear a potential sale: If Netflix, Sony or Paramount gets its hands on the platform, Letterboxd is likely to go the way of everything else those companies touch.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Electronic calculators, for instance, may have helped users solve equations -- but left the method and reasoning process in human hands.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
And it’s hands down the most charming, innovative and warmly embracing new musical I’ve seen in the last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mostly he drives with his hands and voice, using the matched pairs of horses to wheel, to slow down, or to pull clear.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
The NBA informed Toronto that it would assume any penalties handed down if wrongdoing is found in Leonard’s endorsement deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
For years I did the loud thing, or rather the version of it men like me are handed — which is to say nothing, let the pressure build and call the silence strength.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
That company alleged last year that a former engineer stole files from the company and handed them over to Tan, then a senior executive connected to io Products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It was classed as serious foul play, meaning the Bayer Leverkusen player was handed an extra match on top of the automatic one-game suspension by Fifa's disciplinary committee.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
With a resigned sigh, I stared down at the book Elliot had handed me.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
“San Marcos” sets the scene as the first track, before handing the listener off to “De Colores.”
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
He said he has given away several sets over the years, though he didn’t recall handing that particular pair to Orchid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
During a virtual holiday party, Brody compared Done’s prescriptions for controlled medications to Santa Claus handing out candy, a witness testified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"It is frightening to think they are willingly handing these things over to people with no licence, no insurance, no nothing and just letting them go," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
But I really didn’t think of much besides keeping track of the new jobs in my notebook and recutting the lawns that came due and collecting the money and handing it over to Arnold.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
