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handle

[han-dl] / ˈhæn dl /




VERB
carry as merchandise
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No more half-gripping the handle while making rounds around the dusty concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Risk capacity becomes the focus, because that’s how much risk your portfolio can handle before potential losses would be a problem.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Gemma Daly described the cattle as "semi-feral" and said staff had expressed concerns over the years about how to handle the animals without causing them stress, or risking injury to themselves.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

"If you can handle your spice, I think you would enjoy this," she said.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

“Oh, a laptop. Yeah. Well, we need something to handle all the software for our reservation system. It’s easier with a desktop.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

When suddenly, from the depths of this cave, he pulled out a very crumpled, brown paper bag with soft, ivory fabric peaking out between the twine handles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

There have been a few confusing situations where it has not been clear if the goal-kick has been taken, and a defender then handles the ball.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Natural compounds in oranges, particularly hesperidin, a citrus flavonoid known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, seem to influence processes related to high blood pressure, cholesterol balance and the way the body handles sugar.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

In late 2025, Kellanova was officially acquired by privately held snacking company Mars, which now handles U.S. manufacturing of the chips.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The boys each balanced a bushel on their soup-bowl helmets; the third bushel they carried between them by its handles.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

McNamara said the EU had met with the opposition, government and even the chief justice to stress that any challenges to the vote outcome should be handled "peacefully".

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

“It’s one thing if you’re going after Pablo Escobar,” said Steve Bunnell, a former DHS general counsel and senior intelligence adviser who handled voting fraud prosecutions during more than a decade at the Justice Department.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

She is working with an attorney, but we want to make sure everything is being handled properly.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Blanche at an unrelated news conference last week declined to say whether he thought Pirro had correctly handled the pool case.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

“You handled yourself pretty well out there,” he says finally.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

The prosecutor handling the case for the Southern District of Florida also didn’t respond to questions.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Trump's handling of the economy will be a key issue at the polls.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Critics have argued that organic material detected in fossils could have entered the specimens much later from microbes, soil, handling, or other environmental sources.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Reported refunds don’t always reflect money in the bank, and companies are handling the sums in different ways on their financial statements.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

But these state-based deliberations quite naturally tended to focus on local or regional interpretations of the Constitution’s rather elliptical handling of the forbidden subject.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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