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handbag

[hand-bag] / ˈhændˌbæg /


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She throws a different leather handbag onto the passenger seat of her car, pulls on a pair of black leather driving gloves, and zooms off.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

Jones said Barnard, from the village of Ogmore Vale, Bridgend county, held the culprit until police arrived "and then gave the handbag back to the traumatised granny".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Luxury brands have dug themselves out of a handbag funk before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

It is paired with a matching yellow mini duffel handbag and a thin lycra and power mesh sports bra.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

She’d switched out her multicolored, patchwork-adorned backpack for a more demure taupe leather handbag.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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