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right hand

noun

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as in man Friday

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Recent Examples of right hand The older victim was struck in his right hand, while the younger man was hit in his right thigh. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 Particularly, if a person had been involved in a murder, the letter M would be on their right hand. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 On her right hand, the 74-year-old wore a bracelet inscribed with Sauer’s name. — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 The author sustained 18 wounds in the assassination attempt and was left blind in his right eye and unable to fully use his right hand. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for right hand

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employee

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The reviewer may technically be the person receiving the response, but potential customers, employees, journalists and business partners are the ones who will read it months or even years later.

— Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
County employees found the dead birds Sunday morning and worked into the afternoon clearing them.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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rightfulness

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right-hander

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