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[hand-book] / ˈhændˌbʊk /


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If I’m reading my wildflowers handbook right, these were tidy tips, Goldfields, Owl’s Clover, thistle sage, Valley Larkspur, coreopsis, phacelia and hillside daisies.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

Participants were assigned to different family groups and used a government civil-defense handbook as a reference.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

He often speaks straight from the McCullum philosophical handbook.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

You appear to be quite familiar with the Social Security Administration’s handbook, but I would also recommend reviewing and highlighting Sections 401-409 on widow’s benefits before your next meeting with the agency.

From MarketWatch Dec. 31, 2025

“This is the Creekwood handbook, which you should have read and signed at the beginning of the year.”

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

That includes First Choice’s handbooks for volunteers, training materials, and agreements such as the statements of faith that employees must uphold.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

Mick Cronin’s postgame speech wasn’t one found in many coaching handbooks.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 27, 2024

The lawyers invoked an array of dictionaries, grammar usage guides, statutory drafting manuals, and handbooks for reading law, one of which was co-authored by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

From Slate Oct. 2, 2023

The plaintiffs argued that the shutdowns denied them university experiences they expected, based on the schools’ marketing materials, websites, course catalogs, student handbooks and the like.

From Seattle Times Aug. 14, 2023

At the other end of the table were various histories, theoretical treatises and practical handbooks on landscape gardening.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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