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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So by participating in the process of building more prisons, architects have a hand in maintaining a system of mass incarceration.
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Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
And sometimes employers and managers have a hand in encouraging employees to get stuck in a cycle of overworking and neglecting their personal needs.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said there wasn’t a Colorado organization Ritchie didn’t have a hand in.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
There was a rumor going around that studio chief Toby Gorman, who works closely with Igbokwe, would have a hand in commissioning, but the company has said that this is not true.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
And sometimes employers and managers have a hand in encouraging employees to get stuck in a cycle of overworking and neglecting their personal needs.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said there wasn’t a Colorado organization Ritchie didn’t have a hand in.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2025
There was a rumor going around that studio chief Toby Gorman, who works closely with Igbokwe, would have a hand in commissioning, but the company has said that this is not true.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Have a hand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20hand%20in. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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