handle
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Woody Ye, partner at Junsheng Consulting, told AFP that part of the reason for Manus's fallout was its failure to properly handle its legal issues.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
“The stock market will handle this level fine,” Galipeau told MarketWatch, adding that he also recommends buying any pullback in stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Similar spatial organization appears in systems that handle sight and sound.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Pressure is part of my job, and a lot of people ask me how I handle it,” she said earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
I hooked the pail’s handle under my fingers and went to the door with it.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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“We certainly have regular return clients each year,” said Kingsley Read, director at ShipMyCar, a U.K.-based logistics company that handles car imports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
During the first part of the mission, Roman communicates with controllers using the Near Space Network, a system of ground stations and relay satellites that handles tracking, telemetry, and commands.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Hochman holds incredible power over the thousands of lives entangled in the matters his office handles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The shipping route, which handles five percent of global maritime trade, will cut the number of daily transmits from 36 to 34 from September 3, and to 32 later in the month.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
He sat on a stump and stared at his hands, calloused where the hammer and saw handles rubbed against his skin.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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Hussain Waheed, Freight Care’s managing director, said the company handled goods in transit in Malé to Russia, but never knowingly helped ship any goods that could be used to produce weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"That was really clever," said Milanesi, arguing the arrangement frees Ternus from a role Cook has handled alone for years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
He said Kushner handled it in an exemplary manner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The study comes with several significant limitations, particularly because melatonin is handled differently from one country to another.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
I handled my phone messages, started thinking seriously about what I’d do the moment I got out—would I buy a cup of coffee?
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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My older brother was responsible for handling their estate, but he never probated their will.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
"We have received 94 bodies," Om Bahadur Rana, the police officer in charge of handling the bodies following the disaster, told AFP, noting that all the dead appeared to be Nepali.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
You could be forgiven for thinking so after the failure of trade talks with Ottawa sent support soaring for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s handling of the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
There is no indication that all those participating in the group were involved in handling criminal funds.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“I was blind and deaf. I could hardly pull myself together to keep on handling the combat of the regiment on the ground.”
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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