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The pilot episode of I Love LA captures the distance dynamic perfectly; when a character visiting from New York proposes a last-minute trip to the beach (starting from Silver Lake on the East side), one friend within the group throws his hands up with a hard no.
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Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
An officer found the bedroom door locked, kicked it open and ordered the occupants to come out with their hands up.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Leal put his hands up in defense, according to public defenders representing him.
—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
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Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
An officer found the bedroom door locked, kicked it open and ordered the occupants to come out with their hands up.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Leal put his hands up in defense, according to public defenders representing him.
—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
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“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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