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handbag

[hand-bag] / ˈhændˌbæg /


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Tapestry said its handbag revenue growth in Coach helped drive average unit revenue up by a mid-teens percentage rate in both the quarter and the full year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Over thousands of years, humans have also developed hundreds of distinct types, ranging from tiny chihuahuas small enough to carry in a handbag to Great Danes that can reach a person's waist.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Upon awarding the prize, a member of the Nobel committee likened the technology’s ability to store enormous amounts of stuff in seemingly compact spaces to Hermione Granger’s enchanted handbag in the Harry Potter series.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

She throws a different leather handbag onto the passenger seat of her car, pulls on a pair of black leather driving gloves, and zooms off.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

She’d switched out her multicolored, patchwork-adorned backpack for a more demure taupe leather handbag.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

People already use jewelry, handbags and clothing to express themselves.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

In the dining room, vintage Doyle Lane ceramic beads dangle from a Mission-style wooden clock while designer handbags are draped over chairs and hat racks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Its Birkin handbags continue to sell at a premium to retail prices in the second hand market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

According to Bernstein’s latest secondhand pricing tracker, the premium paid for Birkin and Kelly handbags at Sotheby’s and Christie’s auctions increased during the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

“A school where they ‘taught’ us to make handbags.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman




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