Hand-wave
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 Alternative form of handwave. alt-of, alternative
"Lastly, he hand-waves away the effects on industrial development by essentially stating that if industry hadn't been established next to the railways that had been in place for 100 years, they were unlikely to materialise - which is somewhat disingenuous given the rapidly changing shape of industry at the time, a notable proportion of which he had overseen in his previous role at ICI."
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More examples"Lastly, he hand-waves away the effects on industrial development by essentially stating that if industry hadn't been established next to the railways that had been in place for 100 years, they were unlikely to materialise - which is somewhat disingenuous given the rapidly changing shape of industry at the time, a notable proportion of which he had overseen in his previous role at ICI."
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