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[hand-bag] / ˈhændˌbæg /


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Over thousands of years, humans have also developed hundreds of distinct types, ranging from tiny chihuahuas small enough to carry in a handbag to Great Danes that can reach a person's waist.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

His wife once brought a Gucci handbag to a factory tour.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Upon awarding the prize, a member of the Nobel committee likened the technology’s ability to store enormous amounts of stuff in seemingly compact spaces to Hermione Granger’s enchanted handbag in the Harry Potter series.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

She throws a different leather handbag onto the passenger seat of her car, pulls on a pair of black leather driving gloves, and zooms off.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

She raised her glasses and rested them on her short afro, then looking over my gray sweat suit and overstuffed handbag, asked, “Is this all you brought?”

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

What do designer leather handbags have to do with AI?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

To demonstrate, Weger starts layering a mannequin in her bedroom, picking from racks of clothes, handbags, color-coordinated shoes and jewelry nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

“Clothing and handbags are art to me,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Its Birkin handbags continue to sell at a premium to retail prices in the secondhand market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Victor thought he could make out the girl who had set the ladies with the handbags on him.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke




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