handle
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Oaka, like Bear, was considered "too much to handle" by her family, the group said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some parents peer through the fence on weekends, though not all of them can handle watching what goes on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The dots, Altman said, "can handle really anything you can think of."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
A compliance monitor would handle internal training and file annual reports with the states and the court, and a separate monitoring trustee would oversee compliance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
It might even give me some clues about how to handle the present.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
The site handles preproduction of large components and produces Leica-branded binoculars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The US handles security within the base; the UK is responsible all threats outside the perimeter.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Going to trial could expose TikTok to unprecedented public scrutiny of how it handles safety internally, with company documents and executive testimony potentially aired in open court.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Although Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory, it is part of the Kingdom of Denmark which primarily handles its foreign policy.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Without waiting for Oliver to respond, Angie grabbed one of the two handles of the cookie basket and together they lugged it to Angie’s apartment.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
In cases she has handled, she said, families have taken women away, even from the marriage registrar's office.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
"She handled this fame with such grace and love and gratitude," she added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Port of Los Angeles, America’s biggest import hub, handled a record number of containers in the June-to-August stretch, in large part because retailers were rushing in goods to avoid new tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The sale would be handled through the probate process.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Nat handled their business quickly, while Captain Prince relaxed and waited.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Jane Doe suffered "severe emotional and psychological distress and personal physical injury" due to the incident and the university's handling, the suit states, adding that news of the incident quickly circulated through the school.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
"We shared information with operators that reinforced existing pilot procedures for safely handling such cases."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
“We shared information with operators that reinforced existing pilot procedures for safely handling such cases,” Boeing said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Most of all, he wants to make sure that the trusted contacts understand their roles and that they are capable of handling the task.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
He and Jule had been handling Immie’s death from the London end.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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