handler
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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
Holt worked with Libyan intelligence assets in the 1980s and was the handler of double agent Abdul Majid Giaka, whose information became central to the investigation into the Lockerbie bombing.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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
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
I heard the dog’s handler shout in surprise and then scramble down the ramp, pulling his yelping dog along with him.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
When I’m making out with Amita, there are legitimately two men — two puppet handlers — on the ground controlling a little possum that I can see.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
When it comes to snake handlers, you must prepare for tales that wriggle free of containment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In late May, Morticia’s handlers noticed something sprouting well above the surface of her pot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
A 55-year-old man died alone after twice calling 999 only to be told by call handlers an ambulance would not be sent for him.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
“She’s off with the handlers in the enclosure, getting the bonobos ready for sedation. Want to go say hello to her?”
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
