hand in

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Recent Examples of hand in Adams also highlighted transparency going hand in hand with what could seem to be standoffishness. Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025 By the time Canales decided to go for a long field goal with Fitzgerald, from two yards closer, the game was somewhat out of hand in the second quarter. Mike Kaye september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025 Real ones will know this show-runner by his conspiracy theories, his love of a slow boil, and his hand in building the greatest ever primetime will-they-or-won’t-they. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025 Geiger has been connected to the case since its beginning, even holding Rylo’s hand in the hospital. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hand in
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  • Williams, who has become one of the NFL’s most productive backs early this season, turned in the best game of his career with 135 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • John Woodvine, the prolific Olivier Award-winning British stage actor who appeared in more than 70 stage productions at the Old Vic, the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company and made memorable turns in An American Werewolf in London and The Crown, died today.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Only people with a true governmental or journalistic purpose would be able to request a lawmaker’s address, and journalists who want to do so would need to submit an application, a letter of authorization, and a declaration under penalty of perjury to an elections office.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Both films are also in the running for the 2026 Best International Feature Film Oscar, with Panahi’s Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Iranian French Luxembourgish co-production submitted by France, and Trier’s family drama entered by Norway.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Liberation lies in relinquishing projection, in surrendering the desire for children to mirror our priorities and accomplishments.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For decades after that, most parents who relinquished infants for adoption did not expect to see or hear from those children again.
    Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • His birth overshadowed by his family’s greatest tragedy, Daniel found succor in movies and willed himself into the dreamworld of Hollywood.
    David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones continued his hot start to the 2025 season in relief of Brock Purdy on Thursday night, willing his team to a 26-23 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Many are from the Caribbean and cook recipes handed down for generations.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The comedian’s comments were met with swift backlash on the right, including from Trump’s chair of the Federal Communications Commission, who called for the host to be punished over the remarks prior to the suspension being handed down.
    Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • Toward a quantum internet Like a vending machine, a quantum light source must dispense one, and only one, photon at a time.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Here, Rodon impressively dispenses with both Truffert and Tyler Adams to free himself for the incoming corner.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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