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handler

[hand-ler] / ˈhænd lər /






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But something got to me, and I felt a pang of empathy for the humanoid being dragged off the stage by its human handler.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

What happens when your boss is also the HR department, the grievance handler and the person deciding whether you get paid?

From BBC Aug. 1, 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

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

Outside, other soldiers were laughing at the handler.

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

The cables date back to the months before Lockerbie and include notes of conversations between Giaka and Holt and two earlier CIA handlers.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

That’s the one baggage handlers use for your gate-checked bags.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 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

Just then, whistles start blowing, and our handlers rally everyone to attention.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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