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handbag

[hand-bag] / ˈhændˌbæg /


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Over thousands of years, humans have also developed hundreds of distinct types, ranging from tiny chihuahuas small enough to carry in a handbag to Great Danes that can reach a person's waist.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

His wife once brought a Gucci handbag to a factory tour.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Upon awarding the prize, a member of the Nobel committee likened the technology’s ability to store enormous amounts of stuff in seemingly compact spaces to Hermione Granger’s enchanted handbag in the Harry Potter series.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

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

It touched down, and just as it began to taxi on the tarmac, the grandmother screamed and dropped her handbag.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Coach has run a successful campaign in recent years to boost consumer sentiment for its Coach brand, gaining viral success for the Brooklyn Bag and other handbags.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

“Clothing and handbags are art to me,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

To demonstrate, Weger starts layering a mannequin in her bedroom, picking from racks of clothes, handbags, color-coordinated shoes and jewelry nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Roh uploaded photos of her wedding dress, luxury handbags and other possessions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

She makes her way toward a small group of women with expensive-looking handbags.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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