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"passed through the hands of" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used when referring to something that has changed hands multiple times before reaching its current location or owner. For example, "This antique vase has passed through the hands of several generations and is now on display in the local museum."
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The magazine foundered, however, and passed through the hands of several publishers.
"The script had passed through the hands of other film makers, but never got made.
The story then passed through the hands of the other contributors, who each wrote a chapter in their own style.
Five years later the case remains in limbo, having passed through the hands of 16 different judges.
In 1985, it passed through the hands of Jerome Eisenberg, the dean of the New York antiquities trade.
As though it had passed through the hands of a newspaper headline writer, the Scottish question has become very short.
Judicial reform is also crucial – the torture and abuse of the last six decades passed through the hands of judges.
The coins we throw into the charity box have passed through the hands of saints and thieves, without a doubt.
The sculpture passed through the hands of the Paris dealers Fabius Frères, who loaned it to the Carpeaux retrospective at the Petit-Palais in 1955-56.
The book has passed through the hands of many writers and directors, and although some of them have turned into good friends, nothing has been quite right yet.
As demand boomed, Jingdezhen's workshops grew increasingly specialized — each porcelain piece passed through the hands of roughly 70 craftsmen, with some workers just painting blue rims on bowls.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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