hand down

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"She said, 'Put on your headscarf.' She tried to force the headscarf on me. I said: 'You shouldn't touch my headscarf.' I pulled her hand down."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

She said the court should hand down a “narrow” decision that spares her client.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Whether that will affect 2026 depends on when they hand down the opinion and how quickly the states could adapt.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

She finally got the job done after 39 minutes on her seventh chance, slamming a ball she was holding in her hand down on the court in a flash of anger.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

He motioned for Brother Luke to go down first, showing by gestures how he would hand down the bags, Robin’s crutches, and lastly Robin.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli