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• That's not to say Hernández didn't have a hand in stalling the Brewers offense.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022
• Dallas played tight defense and worked to always have a hand in the passing lanes.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 19 June 2022
• Omezi wanted to have a hand in providing more of those options.
  — Essence, 4 June 2021
• Not that Murdoch hasn’t tried to have a hand in how those bundles come together.
  — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
• Other forms of pop culture can have a hand in streaming success.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2022
• Replicant hopes to have a hand in decreasing these figures.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 1 Oct. 2021
• Lawyers — never a friend to clear, concise language — have a hand in drafting the documents.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2021
• The students would audition for parts, work in the backstage crew and even have a hand in creating the sets, lighting and sound effects, her son said.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2024
• Despite the controversy, Taylor Swift does, in fact, have a hand in writing all her songs.
  — Danielle Pascual, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2022
• Business owners can have a hand in every step of the ad making process as well as track their engagement on the Nextdoor Ads dashboard.
  — Gene Marks, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2022
• The fact the nation's pastime may have a hand in outsourcing jobs has residents crying foul.
  — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2021
• The Senior Copy Editor will have a hand in both steps of 538’s editing process: story-editing and copy-editing.
  — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2023
• That was enough time, though, for Jefferis to have a hand in the season’s most memorable moment — teammate Jake Miller’s no-hitter.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022
• From this unlikely background, Reitman would go on to have a hand in some of the funniest films of the late 20th century.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2022
• Of course, the man behind Rihanna’s iconic red carpet looks would have a hand in her Amazon special.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2020
• Moreover, Bass will have a hand in helping to implement elements of ULA.
  — Nicholas Slayton, The New Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
• Mohns, now the tight ends coach at Arizona State under Kenny Dillingham, will have a hand in picking his successor.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2023
• The short video introduces a few of the company's 128 employees, all of whom have a hand in making local goods sold like cast iron skillets.
  — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 14 Jan. 2022
• At least 29 different state entities have a hand in shaping such rules and programs.
  — Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Aug. 2021
• Hines and John have since ditched the head-pitmaster approach in favor of a collective model, in which a number of folks now have a hand in the barbecue.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
• Hinkle said the point of increasing testing is to avoid worse health outcomes later, which the companies would also have a hand in paying.
  — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2022
• Did Kate Middleton’s mom really have a hand in her daughter dating William?
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
• Investigations into both Biden and Trump may also have a hand in shaping the 2024 campaign.
  — Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
• The tactic was a way for Schiff, 63, to have a hand in choosing his preferred opponent, which generated a good deal of hand-wringing and commentary.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods will have a hand in the creation of a new luxury community in Florida.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2023
• McKivigan suggests letting children take the lead and have a hand in developing what journaling will look and feel like for them.
  — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
• Mayors have a hand in issues that might influence crime, like economic policies and the appointment of police chiefs.
  — Adrienne Dunn, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2020
• While the libations have a hand in the subsequent baby boom, Swahn pointed out that even without the booze, Midsummer is a time rich in romantic ritual.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 20 June 2022
• These candidates vying for three City Council seats will have a hand in deciding the water, workforce and housing future for Arizona's third-largest city.
  — Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022
• The thought that placental microbes might have a hand in pregnancy complications intrigued Charnock-Jones.
  — Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2019

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024