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handler

[hand-ler] / ˈhænd lər /






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What happens when your boss is also the HR department, the grievance handler and the person deciding whether you get paid?

From BBC Aug. 1, 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

He did call again, about 10 minutes later, and told the call handler he was "losing breath".

From BBC Jul. 10, 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

And Chambers admitted that he himself had been Hiss's "handler" for the NKVD.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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

Case papers reveal an 'Operation Mally' was launched by the PSNI, after Rowan wrote a Belfast Telegraph story on the agent's last meeting with his handlers.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Our call handlers received a considerable amount of information from members of the public and that assistance has been invaluable in helping us locate Jumaa.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

That’s the one baggage handlers use for your gate-checked bags.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“That way any agents passing information to Umbra told their handlers that Mother was no longer a worry,” Sydney added.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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