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These activities will save time and provide you with an extra pair of hands should anything happen.
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Jonathan Lerner, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
On the campaign trail, the incumbent government has presented itself as a steady pair of hands as the initial hit to stocks broadened into fears of an impending global recession.
—Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The book opened like a flower, like a hinge, like a butterfly, like a pair of hands in blessing.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
McMillan is also a dependable pair of hands in the passing game.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2025
Unlike other complex pieces of policy — income tax changes, new laws, court cases — this chapter of Trump’s presidency rests in one pair of hands: his own.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Amino acids have handedness, meaning they can be created in two mirror-image versions, like a pair of hands.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The centrist voters who put Biden in the White House saw him as a safe and consoling pair of hands.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
In the aftermath, day laborers were quick to help clean up Pasadena’s streets while volunteers flocked to evacuation sites, offering an extra pair of hands.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Lerner, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
On the campaign trail, the incumbent government has presented itself as a steady pair of hands as the initial hit to stocks broadened into fears of an impending global recession.
—Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The book opened like a flower, like a hinge, like a butterfly, like a pair of hands in blessing.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
McMillan is also a dependable pair of hands in the passing game.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2025
Unlike other complex pieces of policy — income tax changes, new laws, court cases — this chapter of Trump’s presidency rests in one pair of hands: his own.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Related article Scientists warn of ‘unprecedented’ risks of research into mirror life
Amino acids have handedness, meaning they can be created in two mirror-image versions, like a pair of hands.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The centrist voters who put Biden in the White House saw him as a safe and consoling pair of hands.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
In the aftermath, day laborers were quick to help clean up Pasadena’s streets while volunteers flocked to evacuation sites, offering an extra pair of hands.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Pair of hands.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pair%20of%20hands. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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