on one hand
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I think on one hand, it’s wish fulfillment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Known as “the Crab” because he was born with a sixth finger on one hand, Rodríguez Castro can make Cuba’s glacial bureaucracy move, say people knowledgeable about the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
That in itself marked a notable improvement: I could count on one hand the number of times SafeSport had previously acknowledged any of my queries.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
"How can you on one hand say that you have found evidence of abuse and then not proceed to examine it? It just is mind boggling," said Peter Ferguson-Smyth, a lay preacher on Orkney.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
If she added the fingers on one hand, she was just as likely to total four as six.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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