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hidden hand

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noun

  1. an unknown force or influence believed to be the cause of certain, often unfortunate, events

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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You’re talking about the hidden hand of heat, which I hadn’t really considered.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2023

He's continued to aim at me and the BBC, describing my reporting and the media reaction as being directed by a "hidden hand" which is desperate to silence the truth.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2023

“I don’t know if there was a connection, a hidden hand, if this had been set up,” he said.

From Seattle Times Aug. 15, 2022

And his barely hidden hand helped propel her precedent-busting fund-raising.

From New York Times Sep. 15, 2019

He always believed the "hidden hand" to be that of his former friend, to whom he delighted at one time to give the term "Nonpareil."

From Drake, Nelson and Napoleon by Walter Runciman

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