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How to pronounce dead hand in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dead hand of the past, mortmain
Type of influence
Type Words
Synonyms mortmain
Type of realty, immovable, real estate, real property

Examples of dead hand

dead hand
Sunday, with Howard, a heavier wetter cold has set a dead hand on the chicories.
From the guardian.co.uk
The hand of a dead revolutionary fighter is seen at a field hospital near Sirte.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Use loppers or a hand saw to remove branches that are diseased, dead or rubbing.
From the washingtonpost.com
As he puts it, he has a dead hand because his mind has lost its creative spark.
From the stltoday.com
The party has ceased to be the dead hand of old, though the hand is hardly invisible.
From the bloomberg.com
If they want my Kohr's Frozen Custard they'll have to pry it from my cold, dead hand.
From the swampland.time.com
Anything that weakens the dead hand of the teachers'unions is worth serious consideration.
From the economist.com
But such events are not enough to dislodge the dead hand of history.
From the economist.com
But beneath marketing's dead hand, a frisson was palpable, and it proved not to be misplaced.
From the smh.com.au