hand back
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Noboa’s government plans to hand back oversight of the prisons to the country’s penitentiary agency, with new cellphone-signal jammers, increased intelligence and the separation of violent inmates from minor offenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
“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 new plan, being announced on Sunday, goes further by letting carriers hand back unused slots temporarily, while having the right to still use them the following year.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
“Okay,” I say, but I hand back the old man’s pajamas.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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