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the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons
in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter
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The United States handed over control of the canal to Panama on December 31, 1999.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
After its own investigation returned no evidence to indicate possible criminality, the Fort Worth Fire Department handed over control of the investigation to Northland in February.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Still, many people have had to hand over their pets to Harvilicz for now.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Catch up quick: The former New York City mayor was ordered in October to hand over personal property to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, mother-daughter election workers in Georgia.
—April Rubin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
After its own investigation returned no evidence to indicate possible criminality, the Fort Worth Fire Department handed over control of the investigation to Northland in February.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Still, many people have had to hand over their pets to Harvilicz for now.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Catch up quick: The former New York City mayor was ordered in October to hand over personal property to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, mother-daughter election workers in Georgia.
—April Rubin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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