get a handle on

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Morgan’s leadership is trying to get a handle on the fast-growing world of prediction markets, where regulation is still taking shape and insider trading often goes unchecked.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Leaders at the largest U.S. bank are trying to get a handle on the fast-growing world of prediction markets, where regulation is still taking shape and insider trading often goes unchecked.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

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

But the real tell is Wever, whose performance as Christy’s mother is so outrageous and pitch-perfect that it took me a moment to get a handle on it.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

The news media had begun to circle around the story early on, but they couldn’t seem to get a handle on it, and usamriid was trying to keep it that way.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston