put in the hands of
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The ECB doesn’t play an official institutional role in approving crypto exchanges’ license applications, which the EU’s new crypto rules, known as MiCA, put in the hands of national regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"The judgement of how I identify my body is being put in the hands of the state," said Ritu, an activist who identifies as non‑binary.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
The funding - unveiled by then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - was to be put "in the hands of local people" to regenerate their high streets.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
“Now, it’s been put in the hands of the people,” Haley said during the debate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
The job of building the Soviet bomb was put in the hands of a forty-year-old physicist named Igor Kurchatov.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
