handler
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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
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
Then, when they actually locate a human on the ground, they are handed the toy as a reward by their handler.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
After their long rest, my dogs were wild to be on the trail—so wild that the handler tied his sled to mine to hold them back.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
That’s the one baggage handlers use for your gate-checked bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In a statement after his sentencing, the agency said he had been recruited by Russia's FSB in Vienna in 2018, but several years had passed before his handlers resumed contact with him in December 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
An operation codenamed "rat" found he had used a safehouse in Kyiv to communicate with Russian handlers seeking classified information about Ukraine's military and leadership, the SBU said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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
To make it easier for the handlers of top horses to plan for their race, Santa Anita officials had assigned the weights two months before, on December 15.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
