matter at hand
Example Sentences
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Typically, this type of work would be handled by a less senior attorney at the department who had more direct involvement with the subject matter at hand, the former official said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
"Whilst we understand the inconvenience and the matter at hand this issue is being dealt with and actioned as quickly as we can."
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023
Then he moved to the matter at hand.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2023
Judge Cooper insisted in court that the matter at hand in Florida was the State Constitution.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022
I grasped how others came to the matter at hand direcdy, and who made a set of arguments succincdy and cogendy.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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