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Students followed officers holding their hands up in a sense of disbelief a shooting had just occurred on campus.
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Graham Hurley, Aaron Fisher and Katherine Jennings, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
James briefly holds his hands up in frustration but gets another chance when Bogle comes in on his blindside to rescue the play.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Barrett looked around with his hands up in disbelief.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Missionaries also distributed money, medicine and clothes to women in need, simultaneously offering them a handout and a hand up.
—Jenna Deep, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
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Graham Hurley, Aaron Fisher and Katherine Jennings, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
James briefly holds his hands up in frustration but gets another chance when Bogle comes in on his blindside to rescue the play.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Barrett looked around with his hands up in disbelief.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Missionaries also distributed money, medicine and clothes to women in need, simultaneously offering them a handout and a hand up.
—Jenna Deep, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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