on the other hand
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Resistance training, on the other hand, helps build and preserve muscle mass.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Everybody just acknowledges quietly to each other that, on the one hand, it’s unsustainable but, on the other hand, why would you stop?” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Raman, on the other hand, said Bass mishandled the city’s response to SB 79, even as the city failed to produce enough new homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Patios and areas without vegetation could create breaks between a fire and a home, while, on the other hand, sheds, decking, fences and dry plants could provide extra fuel to the fire.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Don Quixote, on the other hand, could not see his opponent's face, but he did see his armor.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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