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handset

[hand-set, hand-set, -set] / ˈhændˌsɛt, ˈhændˈsɛt, -ˌsɛt /


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Although there’s caution around Qualcomm’s handset revenue given cyclical weakness in the smartphone market, Acree said those concerns should be offset by gains in its other businesses, including automotive and technology licensing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

But what was once a small memorial is now just the base of an old rotary phone without the handset.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

But unbeknownst to him, his handset was still connected to the Bluetooth speaker.

From BBC May 6, 2026

All of them talk loudly on the handset, which she installed last month.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

A little sticky, but he lifted the handset easy enough.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

He attributes that to strong consumer demand for “premier-tier” handsets and the possibility of price increases.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Iridium currently operates a 66-satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit, using it to connect handsets and other devices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The police force revealed on Thursday that it had started sharing data with Apple to build a "global picture" of what happens to stolen handsets, including whether they are being reconnected to a network.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Apple has sold more than 3.1 billion iPhones since the handsets debuted in 2007, generating about $2.3 trillion in revenue, according to Counterpoint Research.

From Barron's Mar. 29, 2026

Ten minutes later, Kyle, Akimi, and Sierra had stripped the sproingy wires off a couple of telephone handsets.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

Despite the lead and fumes, Linotypes resulted in far safer and faster conditions than handsetting, and hot-lead composition quickly become the rule for books and periodicals.

From Economist Mar. 30, 2018

With hobbies running from gardening to handsetting type, Boyd shares some of Jefferson's own tastes.

From Time Magazine Archive




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