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hand

noun as in appendage at end of human arm

noun as in person who does labor

noun as in handwriting

noun as in round of applause

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They included individuals linked to the Daniel family, which naturally led detectives to suspect the Lyons clan had a significant hand in events.

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Perales has got his uniform and boots at hand, ready to defend his "bastion" – the Caracas neighbourhood where he lives.

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Under the revised proposal, the new system would remain entirely in public hands, the data on the electronic IDs would be stored on users' smartphones rather than centrally, and it would be optional.

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"On one hand, it's always a good thing to encourage people to visit different areas… But I think there's a danger to that as well, because that will encourage people to build everywhere and anywhere."

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The German was anonymous apart from one chance from six yards which he steered straight into Henderson's hands.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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