on one hand
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Known as “the Crab” because he was born with a sixth finger on one hand, Rodríguez Castro is Raúl Castro’s oldest and, by all accounts, favorite grandson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 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
Matt Hasselbeck, Rich Gannon, Steve Young and Archie Manning discuss the pain Justin Herbert will accept while playing with a cast on one hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025
Today it’s a giant green butterfly on one hand and a spiral fossil on the other.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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