handy
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This enables colleagues to speak in the collective, which comes in handy when something goes wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
It’s also handy when you’ve run out of bread and don’t feel like going to the store but still want something warm and homemade.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
"In places where there aren't any convenience stores, I do think it's actually pretty handy to have one," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
But perhaps counter-intuitively, given younger people in Britain are most likely to use voice notes, Gyasi's mother, 53-year-old Buzz, said they were a handy way of putting off an overdue phone call.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
The high tree did prove to be an elm, an ancient giant covered in gnarled bumps and handy branches.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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