hands
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Political ethicist Dennis Thompson called this the problem of many hands: When many officials each contribute a small part to a collective outcome, responsibility seems to dissolve until no one bears it.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
That’s always true, but it’s truer when power changes hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Human hands provide a simple example: Your left and right hands are mirror images, but a left hand cannot fit properly into a right-handed glove.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
A local councillor, who spoke to his mother, said he had been left with "severe burns" to his face and hands.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Phineas's old friends also wash their hands of him.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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