in hand
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Huang headed to Beijing in July 2025 with a major win in hand: Nvidia could soon resume deliveries of its H20 chip for Chinese customers, reversing a policy Huang had decried as a mistake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
"First half we were playing our rugby, putting them under pressure with ball in hand, in a way they haven't been put under pressure over the past couple of weeks," Tuipulotu said.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Nor do the holidays and cozy handcrafting inherently go hand in hand for marketers; Coca-Cola became one of the avatars of generative-AI advertising with its 2024 and 2025 “Holidays Are Coming” campaigns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Degree in hand, Chandrasekaran was hired as a consultant for Boston Consulting Group in Los Angeles and wrote spec scripts in his free time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
I turned, box in hand, as the young swordsman stepped inside.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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