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Barcelona’s No 10 puts his hand up for a pass.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
And every now and then, one of us may fall and may need that hand up.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
He can be seen holding his hands up above his head to mimic a shark fin.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Later, half of them mime shooting the others, who are retreating with their hands up.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
And every now and then, one of us may fall and may need that hand up.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
He can be seen holding his hands up above his head to mimic a shark fin.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Later, half of them mime shooting the others, who are retreating with their hands up.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Hand up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20up. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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