handle
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A new examination of royal mummies from Egypt's Middle Kingdom now suggests that at least some of these women were physically trained to handle such weapons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Your guidance should be about helping her better handle her workload.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
They handle money, study their customers and discover, sometimes surprisingly early, that they are capable of moving through the world without waiting for someone else to tell them exactly how.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Itauma's trainer Ben Davison, who also worked with Joshua and Fury, believes he has the temperament to handle what comes next.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Papa,” I said as I stopped turning the handle on the blower, “do you believe that the wishes we made at the fairy ring will come true?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Hochman holds incredible power over the thousands of lives entangled in the matters his office handles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The shipping route, which handles five percent of global maritime trade, will cut the number of daily transmits from 36 to 34 from September 3, and to 32 later in the month.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The agency said the recalled cars have door handles that are "difficult to identify" because they are a similar colour to the vehicle's interior trim.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In February, China said it would ban hidden door handles, making it the first country to do so.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
I wrapped one rein around each hand and grabbed the plow handles.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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The study comes with several significant limitations, particularly because melatonin is handled differently from one country to another.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
The recycling of white goods is handled by 15 producer compliance schemes, who coordinate the collection, recycling and disposal of units from the UK, increasingly via European processing plants.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Last year, Arrive handled 27% more shipments than in 2024, while investing over $25 million in long-term growth initiatives, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"This is the first case of this nature to be handled in the prosecutorial system," Gashi told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The FBI agent who was in charge of the Oklahoma field office had assured Hoover that the transfer could be handled without any “unfavorable comment” in the press.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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You could be forgiven for thinking so after the failure of trade talks with Ottawa sent support soaring for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s handling of the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Intricate handling freed Jordan, who used his pace and strength to escape down the right and link with the outstanding Cam Roigard.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“She said that they were handling it through the legal process,” Bass told the news station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has voiced confidence in BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s handling of policy-a remark market participants interpreted as a signal that the U.S. favors further monetary tightening in Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
I feel my stomach and liver and all that mushy stuff that’s in there handling food, happy to be back in use.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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