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[hand-bag] / ˈhændˌbæg /


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Abuja is also drawing longtime Lagos players, including Chinwe Ezenwa, a handbag designer who opened a second factory in the capital in 2021.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The handbag market is crowded with some very big names and aspirational products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Han Hak-ja, 83, was accused of providing luxury items, including a designer handbag, to former first lady Kim Keon Hee while her husband, Yoon Suk Yeol, was president, in an attempt to secure policy favours.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Most of the brand’s growth is coming from younger consumers making their first luxury handbag purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Then she cleared everything—compact, billfold, laundry bill, toothbrush, a tin of aspirins, and a gold-plated swizzle stick—back into her handbag.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

As part of his plea agreement, Iza agreed to forfeit several items purchased as part of the conspiracy, including two Mercedes-Benzes, a Ferrari and dozens of luxury handbags from Hermes, Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Rising government bond yields mean consumers will pay more when they borrow to buy a new home or a car, so there will be less money left over for $4,000 handbags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

From high-end clothing, shoes and handbags, Lady Beckham has diversifed.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The marketer’s takeaway: It could be tempting to use higher-margin handbags to elevate Gap’s prestige, but the retailer has instead found ways to amplify its core brand signatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Otherwise they looked exactly like Mrs. Dodds—same gnarled hands, paisley handbags, wrinkled velvet dresses.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan




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