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  • present tense form of handle (3rd person singular).
  • plural of handle.

handles





VERB
carry as merchandise
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This Air Force base alone handles 700 new recruits every week, with people flying in from all across the nation, bringing whatever illnesses they pick up along the way.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

When asked how she handles the weight of her country’s expectations on top of the demands of the professional tour, Eala holds a perspective beyond her years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Automation handles standard cases, while experts review complex claims and detect fraud, "the only way to keep insurance premiums stable", he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

He handles a violin and a sniper’s rifle with equal dexterity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Then the cathode-ray tube glowed like an imitation, feeble TV image; a collage formed, made of apparently random colors, trails, and configurations which, until the handles were grasped, amounted to nothing.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick



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