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Recent Examples of on the other hand
Stanford University, on the other hand, is scheduled to hold its commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 14 this year.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Channing on the other hand urged our grandfather to continue the tale.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Complex carbohydrates, on the other hand, have a lot – hundreds to thousands – of sugar molecules linked in large sheets called polysaccharides.
—Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Boron nitride nanotubes, on the other hand, capture neutrons.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 1 May 2026
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Channing on the other hand urged our grandfather to continue the tale.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Complex carbohydrates, on the other hand, have a lot – hundreds to thousands – of sugar molecules linked in large sheets called polysaccharides.
—Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Boron nitride nanotubes, on the other hand, capture neutrons.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for on the other hand
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With Snell set to go as many as five innings in what was expected to be his final minor league rehab start, the Dodgers elected to have the two-time Cy Young Award winner do the work on the Dodger Stadium mound instead and the rust was evident.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Lee instead pivots to a 2023 bribery scandal that has nothing to do with the engineering, fire codes or testing protocols that govern these facilities.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Many major fashion houses have brought on new creative directors in the past year, meaning tonight will mark many designers' first Met Gala in their new roles.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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Brunson took the opening that gave him and ripped the game open from there, scoring 14 of the Knicks’ first 33 points and pushing them to a 33-25 lead after one.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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“On the other hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/on%20the%20other%20hand. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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