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handle

[han-dl] / ˈhæn dl /




VERB
carry as merchandise
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The Postal Service typically goes to great lengths to handle election mail in an expedited and careful manner.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

I insisted I could handle it, that I could withstand sadness.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

American captain Angela Stanford is bullish about her line-up's ability to handle the unique pressure of the Solheim Cup.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

But considering this is the first meaningful NFL game in Australia, it could come down to something much more trivial: how these teams handle jet lag.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

My wasted voice, my ancient heart, could only handle so much.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

On Tuesday, truckers in the Strait of Hormuz port of Bandar Abbas, which handles the bulk of Iran’s container traffic, warned they could follow suit.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

She has a good relationship with her landlord, who “fixes things quickly and handles taking the trash bins out.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific handles around 40 percent of US container traffic.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The pressure of the occasion, the scrutiny he will face, the deftness with which he handles questions, the attacks, the barbs, the asides, will all be key to how the public perceive him.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

She had to hold on to the door handles, then the front wheel well, to keep from getting blown away.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

In separate interviews, the three journalists detailed how they handled their duties and serving their viewers while also dealing with their own personal fears, including worries that family members might be in harm’s way.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

It refers to how quickly the ballot was handled by the Postal Service, not whether the ballot reached the election officials on time.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

Ireland tested her with the short ball and forced her to hit to the sweepers, which she handled efficiently before her eventual downfall as she was brilliantly caught by Prendergast at deep square leg.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

In 2017, Epstein’s lawyer handled the paperwork for her to get divorced, and she describes the years after that as an effort to get out.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Through Pickwick, for example, we met the man at the central telephone exchange whose department handled orders to connect and disconnect lines.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The new investigation comes after the county filed a lawsuit against State Farm on Aug. 31 for its handling of Eaton and Palisades fire claims.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Morocco's foreign ministry instead questioned Spain's handling of the crisis.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The defendants are accused of helping to organise the ill-fated journey by lodging and transporting the migrants, supplying the boat they left in, and handling the money they paid.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Under pressure, people may become more cautious in an effort to avoid losses, whether they are making an investment, handling a tense workplace situation, or choosing a meal quickly.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

"I think I'd rather play football again with what I know about handling myself, now."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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