handler
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Phil Demers, a former Marineland handler, like many people who the BBC spoke to, said the end of Marineland is "bittersweet".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Stewart Irwin, from Carlisle, finally dialled 999 in the early afternoon of 28 July 2023, and told the call handler his mother's skin had "started to turn blue".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
What happens when your boss is also the HR department, the grievance handler and the person deciding whether you get paid?
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Prosecutors alleged that Rogers dealt with a Chinese handler who, under the alias Hummin Lee, posed as an academic when he introduced himself at a conference in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
And Chambers admitted that he himself had been Hiss's "handler" for the NKVD.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
They also have a knack for winning over their handlers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
When the bees in the detector sniff TNT, they stick out their tiny tongues, triggering an alarm and alerting their handlers to the presence of danger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
While Husted is well cocooned by his handlers at this point, his campaign issued a statement in which Husted said he “would not have run that ad.”
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
The "handlers" are generally thought to remain in Russia, co-ordinating operations online.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Instead of directing his efforts against his opponents, he was directing them against the handlers who tried to force him to run.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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