on the other hand
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—used to introduce a statement that contrasts with a previous statement or presents a different point of view
He's a good guy. His brother, on the other hand, is a very selfish man.
Profits are earned by those who own and employ capital. Rent, on the other hand, is collected by those who own natural resources and provide them to others.—
William Tucker
—often used after a statement introduced with on the one handWilliam TuckerThen he is incorporated formally into the plot, his persona on the one hand central, on the other hand continuingly elusive.—William F. Buckley, Jr.
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But a weakening of the job market, on the other hand, could push it to resume cuts more quickly.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Shiffrin and Hess, on the other hand, were hardly alone in speaking against them.
—Kevin Baxter Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Being a late reader, on the other hand, is no more a disability than late walking.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Google, on the other hand, promoted its AI tools Gemini and Nano Banana Pro, its newest image-generation model.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Shiffrin and Hess, on the other hand, were hardly alone in speaking against them.
—Kevin Baxter Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Being a late reader, on the other hand, is no more a disability than late walking.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Google, on the other hand, promoted its AI tools Gemini and Nano Banana Pro, its newest image-generation model.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
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“On the other hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20other%20hand. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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