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handle

[han-dl] / ˈhæn dl /




VERB
carry as merchandise
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"We have to know what it is first before we can tell people how to handle it or what the dangers are," a spokesperson said.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Before the war, the global oil market was connected by a giant web of tankers that matched each kind of crude to the refinery best suited to handle it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Altana Chief Executive Evan Smith said the volatility is leading companies to look for ways to handle imports more efficiently.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The company makes deals with product suppliers looking for in-program exposure, supplies the on-air talent that does the pitching with the network’s hosts and builds the websites that handle the transactions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

“I’m telling Grace about the way I try to handle praise, so we’re on the same page,” she explains.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Candi Carter, whose Cistus Media handles e-commerce for Tegna, said viewers have long been accustomed to seeing products touted inside of programming content, going back to the days of Oprah Winfrey’s “favorite things” segments.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

She has never clipped her children’s toenails—too anxious for that, she said, so the nanny handles it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

The settlement handles more than a third of the capital's waste, according to government figures.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

The position was created by statute in the 1800s; the marshal serves as the chief of police for the court, attends each court session, and handles ministerial duties, like paying the justices and their staffs.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

James carried a bushel basket by its two metal handles.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

A Step to Freedom declined to answer how much it cost to provide meals when it handled food service in house.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

They also demonstrated that interference between the bright and dark modes could be handled as a single integrated design parameter.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Customs has so far handled more than 63 million entry summaries for the current fiscal year that ends in September.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The proposed deal is being handled by the ownership of both clubs, with the latest discussions described as positive.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Where a nova could possibly be regarded as a miracle, a comet was too commonplace an occurrence to be handled in this way, so if comets were supralunary phenomena, Aristotle was wrong.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Pradhan, facing growing pressure over the handling of exam controversies, said Tuesday the government remained committed to reform.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The move followed days of street protests over Gen. Oleksandr Syrskiy’s handling of the conflict with Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Meanwhile, Ford dismissed criticism of his government's handling of the fires, noting that over 150 fire crews are on the ground battling the blaze, along with over 80 water bombers and helicopters.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

One younger person asked for help handling the finances of his grandparent, which fell to him because the generation above him doesn’t get along and couldn’t come to a consensus on any financial matters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

"I think I'd rather play football again with what I know about handling myself, now."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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