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handler

[hand-ler] / ˈhænd lər /






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Former police dog handler Chris Bushnell, who was at the scene of PC Harper's death, said he was "shaking" when he heard that two of the officer's killers might be released early from prison.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Prosecutors alleged that Rogers dealt with a Chinese handler who, under the alias Hummin Lee, posed as an academic when he introduced himself at a conference in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

In her previous job as mail handler, she worried that her position was going to be eliminated or even outsourced to a robot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

A bird of prey which stops pigeons from interrupting play at Wimbledon treats the All England Club as "his playground", according to his handler.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

He was confused now, but Dessie could hold his bit and point him, the way a handler points a thoroughbred at the barrier to show his breeding and his form.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

A 55-year-old man died alone after twice calling 999 only to be told by call handlers an ambulance would not be sent for him.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

In a statement after his sentencing, the agency said he had been recruited by Russia's FSB in Vienna in 2018, but several years had passed before his handlers resumed contact with him in December 2024.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

U.S. citizen Thomas Pauken II pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered Chinese agent, having received at least $100,000 for recruiting informants, providing communication devices, and relaying intelligence to handlers in China.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

AFP journalists saw rescue dogs and their handlers scour the pile of broken concrete and jagged metal bars.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

He was so keyed to go that if a paddock official rang the saddling bell, he would lunge from his stall and drag his handlers toward the track.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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