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handler

[hand-ler] / ˈhænd lər /






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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

Inside the NHS trust's central hub, call handler Claire Havelock describes the previous heatwave as "exhausting", with some staff unable to take breaks because of the relentless demand.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

In her previous job as mail handler, she worried that her position was going to be eliminated or even outsourced to a robot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

When a dog alerts to something, rescuers send a second animal to confirm the finding, said Sylvia Arango, a canine handler since 1998 who manages Sisu.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Whether a lawyer, a doctor, a football player, a toilet cleaner, a garbage handler, a panhandler— keep it real and still— be the best you can be.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

That’s the one baggage handlers use for your gate-checked bags.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Allison said she did not understand how an ambulance was not sent out right away, adding that the call handlers should have asked if someone could go to be with Brian.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

This week extra clinical staff have been deployed to support the call handlers and offer advice to callers.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

AFP journalists saw rescue dogs and their handlers scour the pile of broken concrete and jagged metal bars.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

As the monkey trade was established throughout central Africa, the native workers in the system, the monkey trappers and handlers, were exposed to large numbers of wild monkeys, some of which were carrying unusual viruses.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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