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Leal put his hands up in defense, according to public defenders representing him.
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Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Dawkins appeared to raise his hands up just before Robinson shoved him, and as their teammates began to surround them, Robinson shoved Dawkins a second time, before the latter threw his hat at him.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The front seven was continuously getting their hands up to block Nix’s passes.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Deablo read Knox’s eyes and got his hands up in time to knock the pass away with his back turned to the quarterback.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Dawkins appeared to raise his hands up just before Robinson shoved him, and as their teammates began to surround them, Robinson shoved Dawkins a second time, before the latter threw his hat at him.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The front seven was continuously getting their hands up to block Nix’s passes.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Deablo read Knox’s eyes and got his hands up in time to knock the pass away with his back turned to the quarterback.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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