right hand

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Recent Examples of right hand Now, lift your right hand and tap your left shoulder while maintaining a stable hip position. Jakob Roze, Health, 1 Apr. 2026 The right hand, raised with thumb and middle finger touching, is a form of the vitarkamudra (teaching gesture), which can indicate compassion. Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026 Paez stood up and raised her right hand. Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026 Harmon appeared to injure her right hand during the first quarter and was seen applying ice to her hand on the UT bench. Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for right hand
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employee
Noun
  • But since the state’s cuts to Medicaid payments for certain services, and the launch of the FBI investigation in 2024, ARC has laid off hundreds of employees and shuttered dozens of facilities, leaving some clients homeless.
    Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The big story In this photograph taken on September 23, 2025, employees work at a garment factory in Tiruppur, in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Right hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20hand. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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