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handiwork

[han-dee-wurk] / ˈhæn diˌwɜrk /


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Joybeth said the George Strait reference in the song—“He always loved ‘Amarillo by Morning’/I should’ve taken that as a warning”—was your handiwork?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

He takes no sensual pleasure in his destruction of Othello and Cassio, just the studied satisfaction of a sociopath watching with appreciation, as if from a distance, the malignant results of his handiwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Roberts walked through the congressional debates over the amendment to show that its framers recognized their handiwork would apply to the children of immigrants.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

His first success came with jingles for brands like State Farm — “Like a Good Neighbor” is his handiwork — and Band-Aid.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Upon further study, she thought her handiwork rather dazzling.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord


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