handle
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Oaka, like Bear, was considered "too much to handle" by her family, the group said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some parents peer through the fence on weekends, though not all of them can handle watching what goes on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The dots, Altman said, "can handle really anything you can think of."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“We are asking the public to please be aware of your surroundings. If you see the snake, DO NOT approach or attempt to handle it,” the department said in a post on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
“I know how to handle little sisters,” Legend whispers to me as we head inside for cake.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Going to trial would have exposed TikTok to unprecedented public scrutiny of how it handles safety internally, with company documents and executive testimony potentially aired in open court.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The recent bids to use the 50-mile interoceanic waterway, which handles almost 6% of global trade, reflect the canal’s crucial role at a time when shipping companies have been forced to shift maritime routes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
L.A. attorney Brian Claypool, who handles wrongful death litigation, said the autopsy and toxicology results “will be crucial in this tragic death to ascertain legal liability.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Although Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory, it is part of the Kingdom of Denmark which primarily handles its foreign policy.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
He fitted his fingers into the scissors handles and tried.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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“The way they’ve handled this whole devastating experience is nothing short of remarkable,” he wrote at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
OpenAI said in a statement on Tuesday that it was sorry for the incident and that it "should have handled our response better".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
"She handled this fame with such grace and love and gratitude," she added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
He argues that if he was woken earlier on the morning of the Hamas-led assault, he would have handled the situation differently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Her grandmother leaned into the dough with her shoulders, but handled it gently at the same time.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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Andrew Illingworth, who buys oil on behalf of residents in Broughton, Hampshire, said he was handling fewer orders than normal for the time of year.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
"We shared information with operators that reinforced existing pilot procedures for safely handling such cases."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
“We shared information with operators that reinforced existing pilot procedures for safely handling such cases,” Boeing said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
She submitted complaints about the issue, according to the suit, to the Better Business Bureau, her congressperson and the FSA’s ombudsman’s office, which is tasked with handling borrower complaints.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
I had no right to decide what they were or weren’t capable of handling.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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