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So why not just throw your hands up instead?
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Poch is on a roll At the weekend, Gio Reyna put his hand up for a World Cup place, reappearing from the wilderness to score early against Paraguay.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The Jayhawks must hustle back in transition, get a hand up and run shooters off the line.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 15 Nov. 2025
Their proposal photos show Yesavage down on one knee in the middle of the sand, while Frick, 23, holds her hands up to her face.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
Poch is on a roll At the weekend, Gio Reyna put his hand up for a World Cup place, reappearing from the wilderness to score early against Paraguay.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The Jayhawks must hustle back in transition, get a hand up and run shooters off the line.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 15 Nov. 2025
Their proposal photos show Yesavage down on one knee in the middle of the sand, while Frick, 23, holds her hands up to her face.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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