get a handle on
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But once followers get a handle on things and get one month ahead, the answers sort of become slots on a change-sorting machine.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The painstaking nature of this type of cyclospora test, compounded by the overwhelming volume of samples, underscores why the outbreak has been so hard to get a handle on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Dr Appleby said the fertility industry had a "responsibility to get a handle on the number of times a donor is used", but agreeing global regulations would be undeniably "very difficult".
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Highway 395 in Mono County was closed from Tom’s Place to Benton Crossing Road as fire crews worked to get a handle on the blaze, according to the California Department of Transportation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
I just can’t get a handle on it.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
