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handle

[han-dl] / ˈhæn dl /




VERB
carry as merchandise
Synonyms


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"With the old models, computers just couldn't handle it."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

She needed work at the time, so took the job when she was offered it, but says she would handle the situation differently now.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

But just how far the agents can run with their “jobs,” and how large an enterprise they can handle, remains to be seen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

However, as he talked with The Times, now older and sober, he is so much better equipped to handle fame and all its trappings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

A couple of chairs, one of the tables I sanded and restained, a teapot with a broken handle I glued back together.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Prof James Betts, who researches how the body handles food and energy at the University of Bath, says a big factor is that our "hunger hormone" ghrelin is generally higher later in the day.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

No need to get creative with email addresses or social-media handles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The system handles everyday requests like navigation and music and hands off broader questions to larger cloud models for broader questions, such as where to eat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

These measurements reflect how effectively the body handles sugar and responds to insulin, the hormone that helps move glucose from the bloodstream into cells.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

I tightened my grip on the handles and started lugging the basket down the narrow alley.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The collapse of Ueno, which started out as a digital-first fintech company and grew into a major bank that handled the accounts of several state entities, rocked the usually stable South American nation.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

Only 8% of its invoices have been late since the agents took over, down from 56% when humans handled the process, Lerutte said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

What is clear is that he was no longer an automatic starter, and Cristiano has never handled that well.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

This is not an overwhelming caseload, and could readily be handled by a smaller bench.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

“You’ve handled their mess like a champ. And you’ll handle this the same way. You’re so much stronger than you think.”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

Asked about the change in allegiances, he said he became disenchanted with the mayor over her handling of homelessness, the city budget and finally, the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

It said the review found that in Channel 4 and production company CPL's handling of the issues raised at the time, there was no breach of Ofcom’s broadcasting code.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s district director for three years, handling constituent services on the Westside and in the Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Yet his handling of a script by Peter Gamble, a professor at the USC film school, is deft and restrained, letting the beats speak for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

And here I am all over again, not handling it.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera


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