have a hand in

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: to be involved in (something)

She had a hand in designing the new highway.

Did he have a hand in this decision?

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San Antonio will have a hand in the effort to resurrect high-speed air travel, a quest that recently hit a new milestone. —

Joann Muller, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025 Colorless, film-like images that seem to have a hand in the past, present, and future. —

Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025 During a red carpet appearance at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, director Jon M. Chu said Spears will have a hand in the Universal Pictures production. —

Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025 While the judicial process may eliminate the CTA, President-elect Trump could also have a hand in stopping it from being enforced, writes Forbes contributor Matthew Erksine. —

Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for have a hand in

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