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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

It was certain at least that a dastardly attempt had been made by the hidden hand to spread the spy theory after the doctor had disappeared.

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Henry M. Hunt

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