in hand
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as in pending
not yet settled or decided
Decisions about the allocation of funds are still in hand.
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Recent Examples of in hand
With a fresh margarita in hand, Josef launches into a 70-minute monologue about his Life and Times, which carries on past Nathan’s anchor-watch shift and into Coop’s.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
Watching the body-camera footage released by police shows a woman with what looks like at least one large chef’s knife in hand while opening a glass sliding door from the single-family home’s patio.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
There's nowhere else to be at sunset, reclined on a beanbag, cocktail in hand, as the Maldives' paint chart of bright blues morphs into a canvas of ambers, pinks, peaches, and golds.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 June 2026
Benny, the facility dog, works paw in hand with child life specialist Martha Hartz.
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Zuri Primos
june 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
Watching the body-camera footage released by police shows a woman with what looks like at least one large chef’s knife in hand while opening a glass sliding door from the single-family home’s patio.
—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
There's nowhere else to be at sunset, reclined on a beanbag, cocktail in hand, as the Maldives' paint chart of bright blues morphs into a canvas of ambers, pinks, peaches, and golds.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 June 2026
Benny, the facility dog, works paw in hand with child life specialist Martha Hartz.
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Zuri Primos
june 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
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“In hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20hand. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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