gentle handling

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“He merely needs gentle handling and reassurance that he’s not going to the can,” Horowitz emailed Inciardi during a 2012 exchange about getting Sanders’ “‘explanation’ shaped into a communication” to auctioneers, the indictment says.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

This is because even very gentle handling of the plant releases potent oils that felines find so irresistible.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

To avoid breakage, she recommends gentle handling and styling, regular trims to prevent split ends and products such as heat protectors.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2021

They need more gentle handling in a space in which they feel comfortable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2019

Now, at the period of its keenest receptive powers, a delicate and sensitive thing needing very gentle handling.

From Caps and Capers A Story of Boarding-School Life by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)