handler
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Prosecutors alleged that Rogers dealt with a Chinese handler who, under the alias Hummin Lee, posed as an academic when he introduced himself at a conference in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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
A bird of prey which stops pigeons from interrupting play at Wimbledon treats the All England Club as "his playground", according to his handler.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
When a dog alerts to something, rescuers send a second animal to confirm the finding, said Sylvia Arango, a canine handler since 1998 who manages Sisu.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Hadn’t her handler, Mrs. Mirabov, told her so?
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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That’s the one baggage handlers use for your gate-checked bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
A 55-year-old man died alone after twice calling 999 only to be told by call handlers an ambulance would not be sent for him.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He was in "constant communication" with his handlers, including sharing documents marked "secret", he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
AFP journalists saw rescue dogs and their handlers scour the pile of broken concrete and jagged metal bars.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
For the rest of that year and into the next, the sixty-inch, despite its painstaking engineering and construction, exasperated its handlers.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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