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hands down

[handz-doun] / ˈhændzˈdaʊn /


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But the widespread assumption this weekend in the party is that Burnham would beat him hands down, another government source said: "It's nuts" to imagine the PM could come out on top.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

“These are patients that hands down progressed on anti-PD-1.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

Chanos won that argument hands down, closing his long bitcoin/short Strategy trade for a sizeable gain.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

In the interim, the court preserved the lower courts’ orders, keeping TPS in place for Syria and Haiti until it hands down a decision.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2026

I started poking my knuckles into my eyes, so he pulled my hands down off my face gently.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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