handle
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Once the problem is known, it is the new president’s job to handle it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
How do I reconcile those competing feelings and, when the time comes, handle this in a way that respects my brother’s wishes without unnecessarily damaging my relationship with my sister?
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
"We would handle the production of all your artworks," he explained, adding it was cheaper to commission artists in China than in the UK.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Chu's team demonstrated that its architecture can handle both relatively straightforward calculations and more demanding quantum operations.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
I pause, my hand on the door handle.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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One important innovation was the way the AI handles information.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
“It’s a lifestyle,” said Todd Taylor, manager of Glamis Dunes Rentals, which handles more than 20 RVs and more than 30 “side-by-side” Utility Task Vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
The system handles everyday requests like navigation and music and hands off broader questions to larger cloud models for broader questions, such as where to eat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Sherborne Recycling handles waste from several local authorities and serves about 1.5 million residents.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
I wrapped one rein around each hand and grabbed the plow handles.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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“We handled the weekend a bit differently, both with players and staff, and I think we came into this week with probably more good work under our belt and a little bit more prepared.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
This makes it particularly useful for studying historical objects that have been handled, stored, and exposed to changing environments over long periods.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
The flaws were found with the help of artificial-intelligence models, including OpenAI’s, and handled the way we would want.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
The collapse of Ueno, which started out as a digital-first fintech company and grew into a major bank that handled the accounts of several state entities, rocked the usually stable South American nation.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
I think back to the way our own neighbors handled the division of those water bottles, and how so many of them were ready to turn against me, the one who brought it.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Since this summer it has attempted to import roughly 10 to 12 million vapes, handling all the shipments similarly, the person said, but uneven enforcement across ports is one issue Checkmate was hired to address.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
The term refers to when servers are handling a much higher volume of stress than they usually do.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
The department said its handling of asylum seekers is “in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
That aligns with proposed contract language that pays vendors a much lower handling fee for helping borrowers through rehabilitation.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
It never occurred to me then that I might be handling evidence!
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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