lend a hand
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“The pull to be close to one’s support system in retirement, the warm feelings of family, but also layered in is the need to lend a hand for childcare and a growing concern of eldercare.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
"She just felt like her family's legacy, the contribution, the sacrifice wasn't acknowledged. And it was in that moment... I thought that we could lend a hand and be a powerful potential partner."
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Mike Holmes, the Canadian host of a reality TV home-improvement show, once even offered to lend a hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He added the response to a call-out for volunteers to lend a hand had been good.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
She scolded José Arcadio Segundo as if he were a child and insisted that he take a bath and shave and lend a hand in fixing up the house.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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