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hand

[hand] / hænd /




NOUN
handwriting
Synonyms
NOUN
round of applause
Synonyms


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Speaking at a ceremony in the capital Bissau on Wednesday, Horta N'Tam called on guard members still holding weapons to hand them over as soon as possible.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

On the other hand, Kathy Bostancic, chief economist at Nationwide, thinks the Fed will hike in both October and December.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

"Any explanation of the experimental data that only relies on a CDW is at odds with these principles. The PDW-based explanation, on the other hand, provides a satisfactory and consistent explanation."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I knew very early on I wanted all the movement to be created by the same hand, that violence and dance would interweave seamlessly throughout the piece,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Caesar’s nemesis, the sandy-haired man, lifts his hand, mocking, holding a pretend gun, his finger making the motion of cocking it.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Despite the lack of hands, I joined two other men riding a utility truck back to the station to shower.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

And what I mean by that is it depends on how dirty they’re interested in getting their hands.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

Hegseth has a real math problem on his hands.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

He reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon, losing to eventual champion Jannik Sinner, but suffered a surprise third-round exit at the French Open at the hands of rising star Joao Fonseca.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

She’s desperate to read and would love to get her hands on books, comics, or newspapers.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

They were also handed a four-point deduction for this season.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"I welcome Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay who is today joining the AKP family," Erdogan said as Tugay walked onto the stage and was handed a party pin.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Appel replaced it, but under his own plan, and handed it over with child-protection monitoring software installed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Then Mookie Betts drew a four-pitch walk, the Dodgers’ only other baserunner before Kerr handed over the ball with two outs in the third inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

I picked up my plate, stared at the watery gray porridge, and handed it silently to her.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

One of Paramount’s new junk-rated notes changed hands near 96 cents on the dollar, handing investors a steep first-day loss, before regaining some ground on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Taste it,” he says, handing over a slice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

There’s a lot of trust involved by both the business owner and the clients who are handing over their beloved pets for hours, days and/or weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Delivering her findings, Dougan added this was not the first inquest where delays in ambulance response times featured and prolonged delays in handing over patients to Emergency Departments remained a problem across Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Roland walks up and down the narrow beach taking pictures of all the teams, handing out trophies along the way.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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