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Volunteers have been working since October creating new 15-foot strings of lights and hanging them by hand onto the trees along the nearly one-mile route.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 6, 2025

Before the shipping container, freight of every variety had to be loaded by hand onto ships and rail cars and trucks — a messy process that was slow, dangerous and expensive.

From New York Times Sep. 14, 2022

From the woods, the giant fir is loaded by hand onto a trailer, put up and decorated with lights and a star.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2018

“I’ll tell you about this guy,” said Kaine, dropping his hand onto Northam’s shoulder.

From Washington Post Jun. 11, 2017

Coach put his hand onto Luke’s shoulder, and it felt like a boulder.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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