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handle

[han-dl] / ˈhæn dl /




VERB
carry as merchandise
Synonyms


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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote on X that there had been a communication issue affecting multiple air route traffic-control centers, which handle high-altitude flights covering large swaths of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

How do I reconcile those competing feelings and, when the time comes, handle this in a way that respects my brother’s wishes without unnecessarily damaging my relationship with my sister?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

"We would handle the production of all your artworks," he explained, adding it was cheaper to commission artists in China than in the UK.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Chu's team demonstrated that its architecture can handle both relatively straightforward calculations and more demanding quantum operations.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

When he pulled the handle, he knew, it would go into the pipes, into the ground, into the ocean, into the air, and then it would rain down.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Amelia Lerutte starts every workday by checking in with the AI agent that handles her old job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

These measurements reflect how effectively the body handles sugar and responds to insulin, the hormone that helps move glucose from the bloodstream into cells.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Scientists have long wanted to understand whether Jupiter handles the solar wind differently from Earth and what those differences might reveal about other objects throughout the universe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Sherborne Recycling handles waste from several local authorities and serves about 1.5 million residents.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

I wished I could hurry home with it, pail and all, bending a little, the wire handles making ridges in my fingers.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

It said the judging process is based on the "high standards of Forbes globally" and handled by the Forbes China editorial team, with assistance from professional judges.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Did you find yourself thinking, “How would I have handled this if it were me?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Together, these approaches offer powerful new ways to investigate how historical objects have been preserved, handled, and exposed to different environments.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Only 8% of its invoices have been late since the agents took over, down from 56% when humans handled the process, Lerutte said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

He maintained that he could tell the strength of a player by the way he handled the pieces.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Since this summer it has attempted to import roughly 10 to 12 million vapes, handling all the shipments similarly, the person said, but uneven enforcement across ports is one issue Checkmate was hired to address.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

The term refers to when servers are handling a much higher volume of stress than they usually do.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

The department said its handling of asylum seekers is “in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Lutnick has agreed to testify before the Senate amid questions over his department's handling of export controls.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

“Thorn, you told your coven about our rules for handling the books?”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega


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