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at the hand of



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Idioms and Phrases

Also, at the hands of . Performed by or at the agency of, as in The slaves suffered greatly at the hands of their new masters . This idiom was first recorded about 1035. Also see at hand .
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"News channels ran motivated campaigns against her. Today she's proven innocent. But who will give those years back to her when she endured such humiliation at the hand of media?" she asked.

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In July, writer Neil Gaiman found himself at the center of a legacy-tarnishing scandal when five women stepped forward to share their stories of alleged sexual abuse at the hand of "The Sandman" author.

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While that means Maelor can still act as Aegon's heir in the future, the child's absence changed an emotional beat in the book in which Helaena must choose which of her sons will die at the hand of assassins.

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Their leaders have blamed their series of defeats at the hand of the Bharatiya Janata Party on the manipulation of the voting machines.

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“With fabricated allegations dating back over 20 years, while standing on the shoulders of those the system was created to protect, Abdul has abused the legal process for her own personal and selfish gains. This, too, is intolerable. Lythgoe will continue to promote the dissemination of truth — which confirms that Abdul is not a victim of sexual assault at the hand of Lythgoe, but it is Lythgoe who has been a victim of Abdul’s appalling lies,†the response said.

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