strong hand
Example Sentences
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He is expected to have a strong hand with companies, stockholdings and even senior executives who don’t meet his expectations, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
He entered the meeting knowing he had a strong hand.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Bayindir failed to get a strong hand to Declan Rice's 13th-minute corner, only managing to palm the ball back towards to the goalline where Riccardo Calafiori nodded home.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
A strong hand — “mano dura” — is popular, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025
“I think the public for a time will be awfully disappointed with our work—dissatisfied & a strong hand will be required here for weeks to come to prevent Ulrich’s energies from being wrongly directed.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
