hand in
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As deputy attorney general, he had a hand in many of the decisions as to the day-to-day operations of the department under Bondi — including on the handling of the Epstein files.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
He then moved to Devon and "kept his hand in playing on the local pub scene", before he retired from music and came back to Leicester.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Policymakers held the rate at 4% for the third straight meeting Thursday, but said inflation will likely force its hand in the near future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Some of the buildings at the Thahtay Kyaung monastery, where saffron-clad monks cleared rubble from the wreckage by hand in the days after the quake, have been razed.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Boaz saw the lion’s eyes train on the small light in his hand, in the way that a cat gravitated toward anything small and shiny.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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