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Coffey seemed to exaggerate it, throwing her hands up while going down.
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Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Crossing the line Del Toro lets out a scream, throwing his hands up in celebration.
—Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Weinstein put his hand up her skirt to her thigh and asked her for a kiss.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
An officious woman talked on the phone and held her hand up as a sign for Rosemary to wait.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
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Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
Crossing the line Del Toro lets out a scream, throwing his hands up in celebration.
—Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Weinstein put his hand up her skirt to her thigh and asked her for a kiss.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
An officious woman talked on the phone and held her hand up as a sign for Rosemary to wait.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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