on the other hand

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Recent Examples of on the other hand But on the other hand, America’s iconic department stores have struggled to reinvent themselves for the modern age of shopping. Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 29 June 2026 Catcher Will Smith, on the other hand, has not returned to baseball activities since receiving an injection to address his neck injury. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 Lionel Messi and Argentina, on the other hand, probably wouldn't complain much about their potential path to the World Cup final four. CBS News, 28 June 2026 Steven Rinella's symptoms, on the other hand, lingered for months, leaving him unable to walk down stairs without a handrail or to ride a bike. Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 27 June 2026 Sugar, on the other hand, is so gentle, so optimistic and so fundamentally decent. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026 Beef, on the other hand, is an excellent source of protein, Voegtlin said. David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026 Messi, on the other hand, has a higher rate of World Cup assists. Joelle Gross, NBC news, 26 June 2026 Chargebacks, on the other hand, introduce variable and compounding losses. Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for on the other hand
Adverb
  • Parents are naming guardians for their children in case they are detained or deported, while others have stopped working, shopping or even leaving home, relying instead on neighbors and churches.
    Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Douglass opted not to race the individual 100, instead swimming the 100 breaststroke Thursday.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Archaeologists first identified several in the western Brazilian state of Acre in 1977, when deforestation began to clear parts of the forest.
    Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In April, the HKMA granted exactly two licenses, to HSBC and to Anchorpoint, the Standard Chartered, Animoca and HKT venture, both for Hong Kong dollar coins first.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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