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  hands

  plural noun

  power or keeping
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  Hands

  noun

  Terence David, known as Terry. born 1941, British theatre director: chief executive and artistic director (1986–91) of the Royal Shakespeare Company

hands

¹ British  

/ hændz /

plural noun

1. power or keeping

   your welfare is in his hands

2. Also called: handling.  soccer the infringement of touching the ball with any part of the hand or arm

3. to pass from the possession of one person or group to another

4. freedom from guilt

5. without effort; easily

6. do not touch or interfere

7. raise the hands above the level of the shoulders, an order usually given by an armed robber to a victim, etc

8. 1. to be completely occupied

   2. to be beset with problems

9. to be wholly unable to act

10. in protective care

11. See join

12. 1. to seize or get possession of

    2. to beat up; assault

    3. to find

       I just can't lay my hands on it anywhere

    4. Christianity to confirm or ordain by the imposition of hands

13. for which one is no longer responsible

14. 1. for which one is responsible

       I've got too much on my hands to help

    2. to spare

       time on my hands

15. no longer one's responsibility

16. to give up in despair

17. to have nothing more to do with

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Hands ² British  

/ hænz /

noun

1. Terence David, known as Terry. born 1941, British theatre director: chief executive and artistic director (1986–91) of the Royal Shakespeare Company

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We need more voices like Mr. Riley’s: Your life is in our own hands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

"Once I went up and both hands have left the bar that is not the best," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, at a sports hall in Las Rozas de Madrid just outside the capital, the displaced sprawled on camp beds, held their heads in their hands and comforted pets as they awaited news.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Originally priced at RMB 8.66, the stock closed at RMB 49.01, up 465%, with almost 3 billion shares worth about $2.2 billion changing hands during an explosive debut.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Caesar’s hands flex, reaching for his absent guns.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"Hands washed. That's how the administration approached it."

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

All Within My Hands, a charitable foundation created by Metallica, has proactively encouraged new and existing blood donors to come forward throughout the band's M72 world tour.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

While Probst was hosting the “Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans” finale live, the challenges had been filmed in Fiji months prior.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

"Hands off May 1," read the poster of a hard-left activist at a May Day protest in Paris.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

Hands probed him gently, feeling his neck and back.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

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