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hand

[hand] / hænd /




NOUN
handwriting
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NOUN
round of applause
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Appeared in the May 26, 2026, print edition as 'Peace May Not Be at Hand in Iran'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Since 2022, the Hand Guard technology of the German company Altendorf has used cameras and AI to detect when a hand comes too close to a blade.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“We’re a victim of our own success,” said Dr. Ivan Hand, the director of neonatology at Kings County Hospital Center in New York and the co-author of the American Academy of Pediatrics statement.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The tool, Learned Hand, is already in use by judges in 10 states, according to the company’s CEO.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

My mother said to my aunts, Hand me that pen, wrote Jacqueline where it asked for a name.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson




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