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handle

[han-dl] / ˈhæn dl /




VERB
carry as merchandise
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Handle this with care: there could be glass in fried rice at Trader Joe’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Appeared in the September 22, 2025, print edition as 'How to Handle a Job Market That’s Worse Than It Looks'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 18, 2025

The 26-year-old, who previously appeared on ABC's Dancing With The Stars and Netflix's Too Hot To Handle, said it was on his shoulder for a year or two but he "had no idea".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024

Handle: Why your dog should have a harness, rather than a collar.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

There was a large jar of Fleetwood’s High-Finish Handle Polish, a pair of gleaming silver Tail-Twig Clippers, a tiny brass compass to clip on your broom for long journeys, and a Handbook of Do-It-Yourself Broomcare.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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