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hand in

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to return or submit (something, such as an examination paper)

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The Florida-based private company has its hand in everything from uniforms and other apparel to family hotel bookings to team rankings down to age 9.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Yet, on the ground, everyone denies having a hand in the trade.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“The long legacy and history of visual arts with music, they are hand in hand because in some ways they elevate each other,” Lawrence says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

It used a heavy hand in two cases we know about, Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But it was also intriguing, so he decided to read the rest of the page, which had been written by hand in a script that was loose and spidery.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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