hidden hand

Example Sentences

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You’re talking about the hidden hand of heat, which I hadn’t really considered.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2023

He's continued to aim at me and the BBC, describing my reporting and the media reaction as being directed by a "hidden hand" which is desperate to silence the truth.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2023

“I don’t know if there was a connection, a hidden hand, if this had been set up,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022

And his barely hidden hand helped propel her precedent-busting fund-raising.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2019

At the mention of the name of Tommaso, the sindico started, as if having guessed the hidden hand that had interfered in their favour.

From The Finger of Fate A Romance by Reid, Mayne