handy
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My current home is also stocked with multistage, HEPA-filter air purifiers that combine carbon absorption and ionizer technology all around the house, which came in handy during Covid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It was handy to have the directions spoken in my ears.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
That’s where Cook’s position as executive chair will come in handy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
But anti-trust law can come in handy for gamers, Brunaux said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Thank you. I’ll try to get at it this summer. Maybe some of it will come in handy when I teach Shakespeare again.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
If you manually update your apps, this technique will be even handier.
From The Verge ● Jul. 20, 2022
A cookbook can’t get much handier or helpful; the author lists plenty of variations and substitutions for all types of eaters.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2016
But it didn’t take her long to learn one of capitalism’s handier skills: creating market demand.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 16, 2014
Curiosity is bigger, faster, and handier with tools, and it gets its power from plutonium-238.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2012
“I don’t know, except that I was handier than anyone else.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
“The amazing Master Tool Corporation, a subsidiary of Fly-By-Night Industries, has entrusted who? Me! To show you! The handiest and the dandiest kitchen tool you’ve ever seen.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
“But it’s really interesting, because if it works, it would be the handiest and cheapest way to enrich their environment.”
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2022
You'll get the cleaning secrets we've learned from grandma, a guide to our handiest tools and helpers, and so much more.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2022
One of the handiest types of software in anyone’s quiver is the browser extension: those cool little applets that let your browser do what you want it to do.
From The Verge ● Oct. 13, 2021
They demanded a culprit — and Catherine O’Leary was the handiest target in sight.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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