right hand

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Recent Examples of right hand Kernodle's blood and DNA was found under the fingernails of Chapin's right hand and Chapin's blood and DNA was found under the fingernails of both of Kernodle's hands. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 Sheriff’s officials said the man was unresponsive and holding a pistol in his right hand. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Move your right hand and left foot forward at the same time. Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 Jan. 2026 Michael Gandolfini’s Daniel Blake, Kingpin’s protege, and Arty Froushan’s Buck Cashman, the villain’s right hand man, also return in the trailer. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for right hand
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employee
Noun
  • However, regulatory pressure on Coupang intensified further after the e-commerce giant suffered a data breach perpetrated by a former Chinese employee in November.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
  • However, as our employee survey reminds us every year, people are here to serve the mission, and over the last five years our founders and staff have never wavered in their commitment to helping build a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy and productive life.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026

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“Right hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right%20hand. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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