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hands down

[handz-doun] / ˈhændzˈdaʊn /


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And it’s hands down the most charming, innovative and warmly embracing new musical I’ve seen in the last year.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

"People always ask me what's my favourite format and I could never say Test cricket, even though it hands down would be if we had the opportunity to play it enough," Beaumont added.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

“We are seeing that, hands down, especially in the last two or three years with AI,” he said of job readiness.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

I put my hands down on the tread behind me, raise my foot to step nine, and push myself up backward.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen




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