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Recent Examples of hand-to-hand
Officers witnessed Puente-Chavez transact a hand-to-hand exchange in an Orland Square parking lot prior to the stop, police said.
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Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
During the assault, a bullet struck Warren, who’d already been injured in hand-to-hand combat.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Dozens of Marines were captured on aerial footage Tuesday practicing hand-to-hand combat and crowd control on Seal Beach field, just south of L.A. County.
—Michael Dorgan , Liz Friden , Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
The sky is instantly filled with flying arrows, falling victims right and left, as attackers on horseback and on foot zoom in and out frame, shooting, stabbing, scalping and engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 10 June 2025
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Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
During the assault, a bullet struck Warren, who’d already been injured in hand-to-hand combat.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Dozens of Marines were captured on aerial footage Tuesday practicing hand-to-hand combat and crowd control on Seal Beach field, just south of L.A. County.
—Michael Dorgan , Liz Friden , Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
The sky is instantly filled with flying arrows, falling victims right and left, as attackers on horseback and on foot zoom in and out frame, shooting, stabbing, scalping and engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand-to-hand
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For those looking for a more urban experience, North Beach or McGee Beach offers a close-in getaway.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
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Once, the Ramada was a prime spot for visitors, its dining room a destination in the 1970s and ‘80s for families, especially its Sunday brunch, which shamed many spreads in close-in North Shore communities.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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These appointments may include physical exams, imaging tests, blood tests, and treatments.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
2 Aug. 2025
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Despite the number of fouls she's drawn and the physical beating Clark's body has taken this season, Englebert applauded the Iowa alum for how she's taken everything in stride.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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The Las Vegas system, consisting of the Vegas Loop and two connector systems, offers a quick and convenient transportation option using Tesla vehicles in tunnels, according to officials there.—
Stuart Dyos,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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The actor discusses his growing family, recreating 'that' carnival scene, and why his kids think having Ham from 'The Sandlot' as a dad is very convenient!—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
29 July 2025
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Other tips include daily gratitude and positive affirmations which can be done in the mirror during beauty routines, EFT tapping for somatic therapy, journaling, and pursuing activities that evoke genuine personal joy and peace—for yourself, not for external validation.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 July 2025
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The results showed that students with low differentiation — those who were more emotionally enmeshed with others — experienced higher social anxiety, fear of judgment, stress and more somatic symptoms like headaches, fatigue or physical tension.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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The accompanying stakes are also handy to keep it from bunching or blowing away on a windy day.—
Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
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Given the scary pot bunkers and sandy scrapes that make links golf so special, the tool came in very handy, and Sarazen set a new Open record of 283 here.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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But all of Caland’s brilliantly hued canvases are also fleshy and funny and female, in ways that speak of bold corporeal pleasure.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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For corporeal creatures such as humans, grappling with a universe that might not be singular, time that moves in many directions, and matter that both does and does not exist is mind-bending, to say the least.—
Andrea Gawrylewski,
Scientific American,
3 June 2025
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In 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 paved the way for alternatives to animal testing, and in December 2023, an NIH advisory committee made similar recommendations to develop non-animal methods.—
Rachel Fobar,
Vox,
14 May 2025
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Rendering is a process that transforms animal by-products, like leftover meat and fats...and yes, chicken feet, into usable materials, such as animal feed, fuel, and other industrial products.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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He was also convicted of resisting arrest, corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant and assault likely to cause great bodily injury, according to the television station.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Pope Francis was also a product of a Jesuit order in fantastic and decadent decline, often needlessly characterizing orthodox Christian belief as an enemy of charity or an obstacle to the corporal works of mercy.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Hand-to-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand-to-hand. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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