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
He did call again, about 10 minutes later, and told the call handler he was "losing breath".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
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
When I’m making out with Amita, there are legitimately two men — two puppet handlers — on the ground controlling a little possum that I can see.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
When it comes to snake handlers, you must prepare for tales that wriggle free of containment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In late May, Morticia’s handlers noticed something sprouting well above the surface of her pot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Allison said she did not understand how an ambulance was not sent out right away, adding that the call handlers should have asked if someone could go to be with Brian.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Claiborne handlers had been so dismayed with the colt that they had hidden him in a back barn when Phipps came to look over her new crop of horses.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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