as in right hand
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The original 2006 film, which was adapted from Lauren Weisberger’s book of the same name, starred Meryl Streep as the powerful Miranda Priestley, Anne Hathaway as fashion newbie Andy Sachs, Emily Blunt as vicious assistant Emily and Stanley Tucci as Miranda’s right hand man Nigel.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
23 May 2025 -
These wheels sport a wheel with a handle for the user’s left hand and a corresponding wheel and handle for the right hand.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Sixty-five miles southwest of Chicago, a small hill that looks like a prop from an Indiana Jones movie breaks up the flat, monotone landscape.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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The agency offered props to the railroad’s management group for its background and experience.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Within less than 24 hours after the ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a stay.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Then in the latest installment of the drama, an appeals court allowed a White House effort for a temporary stay of the order from the U.S. Court of International Trade.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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There’s a New Spirituality in Pop Music June 7, 1987 As religion and crypto-religion were locked in mortal combat, the AIDS plague was sweeping across gay communities like a firestorm, to the complete indifference of the federal government and their Christian handmaidens.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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And what the project means by the term—turning the Department of Energy into a handmaiden of the coal, oil and natural gas industry—betrays not only the taxpayer but science itself.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2025
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Dejan Kulusevski, who underwent knee surgery last week, dancing around as fast as his crutches and bulky brace would allow.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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But then all of those things became crutches and started really infiltrating his presidency in a serious way to the point that even cabinet meetings, even after the cameras left, were highly scripted.—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
20 May 2025
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“Bolsterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolsterer. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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