a hand
Example Sentences
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Still, he said: “There’s a lot of different interests that want to get a hand in the pie.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
We encounter some less-familiar names, too, including Sampson Gideon, an enterprising 18th-century London stockbroker who lent a hand in creating the 3% Consols, or perpetuals, the workhorse British security in the age of Jane Austen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He could do with a hand from some pals.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Yet, on the ground, everyone denies having a hand in the trade.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
I softly put a hand on the bed to shake her.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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