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in the hands of

in the hands of preposition: owned or controlled by (someone).

Preposition

in the hands of

  1. Owned or controlled by (someone).
    • For now, the intensive Valleys services remain in the hands of increasingly clapped-out Class 150/2s.2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 49

Questions about in the hands of

What does in the hands of mean?
In the hands of means owned or controlled by (someone).
What part of speech is in the hands of?
In the hands of is a preposition.

Words near in the hands of in the dictionary

  1. in the gristle
  2. in the groove
  3. in the gross
  4. in the ground
  5. in the hand
  6. in the hands of
  7. in the heat of the moment
  8. in the hell
  9. in the here and now
  10. in the hole
  11. in the hope of

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