kid gloves
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Meanwhile, Olympic athletes from the streets of Milan to the far reaches of the Dolomites are all learning an important lesson: If you win a medal, treat it with kid gloves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
"From now on, the kid gloves are off - it's bare-knuckle stuff."
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
Pittsburgh has used kid gloves with Jones at times, though he also threw a career-high 96 pitches over seven brilliant innings against Colorado last weekend.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024
None of this, however, explains Meadows' role in Jack Smith's federal case in D.C., where the former chief of staff has apparently been treated with kid gloves throughout the process.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023
Francie saw practical black two-seaters drawn by a single high-stepping horse controlled by dandified young men in kid gloves with edges turned back to look like inverted cuffs.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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