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handler

[hand-ler] / ˈhænd lər /






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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

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

Katherine Waterston, who plays Naomi, a CIA operations officer and Martian's former handler, says The Agency reflects broader questions about trust and truth in our daily life.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

It was strange because I was alone—my dog handler being with the dogs on the glacier in Juneau—and I kept feeling as though I was being watched.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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

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

There were about twenty dog handlers all together.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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