handler
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Now 73 and retired, Ward spent 17 years as a dog handler in the wilderness of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, work he described as gratifying.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Stewart Irwin, from Carlisle, finally dialled 999 in the early afternoon of 28 July 2023, and told the call handler his mother's skin had "started to turn blue".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
But something got to me, and I felt a pang of empathy for the humanoid being dragged off the stage by its human handler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
He did call again, about 10 minutes later, and told the call handler he was "losing breath".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
After their long rest, my dogs were wild to be on the trail—so wild that the handler tied his sled to mine to hold them back.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Maintainers constantly repair aircraft, ordnance handlers load and unload munitions, and specialized mechanics fix engines in the carrier’s jet shop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
While Husted is well cocooned by his handlers at this point, his campaign issued a statement in which Husted said he “would not have run that ad.”
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
When I’m making out with Amita, there are legitimately two men — two puppet handlers — on the ground controlling a little possum that I can see.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
When it comes to snake handlers, you must prepare for tales that wriggle free of containment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Not while the holographic bunny’s handlers were watching on the spy cameras.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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