Hand to
Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Both terms in one sentence
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When Shouta tells him they have to run from the yakuza, he instead leaps into the fray Kubota has been careful to keep him out of, using the strength of his deformed hand to rescue him.
Source: Manga / Wild Adapter -
Wolf has to hold onto Blaze's hand to try and keep the dragon from pulling her away.
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An Axe to Grind: In Fire Season, Stephanie, Karl, and many of the other forest rangers keep Pulaskis on hand to use to clear out underbrush and create firebreaks.
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