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handle

[han-dl] / ˈhæn dl /




VERB
carry as merchandise
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She is also waiting for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to release its analysis on how the electrical grid could handle such a requirement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Police in Northern Ireland handle 30,000 mental health calls every year, or about 80 a day on average - but a major new policy will see a significant change in how those calls are answered.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

When I pay a cleaning fee, I expect someone to handle the work of preparing a property for its next occupants: washing linens, scrubbing bathrooms, cleaning floors.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

It’s always best to bring a light bag with a handle that comfortably fits your ski boots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

There are some things that really are beyond repair—a rusted pot with a splintered handle, a box of books so damaged by water they’re mildewed and hard to read.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Some of that is because the fire department now handles medical calls, which used to be fielded by a separate emergency center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

That combination raises the possibility of developing treatments that change how the body handles energy, potentially complementing medications that primarily work by reducing appetite.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Kenya has recorded its second death from Ebola as it handles its first ever outbreak of the disease.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Companies that would never hire a consultant to explain how Virgos negotiate compensation packages request workshops on how Gen Z handles feedback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Time to grasp the handles, he said to himself, and crossed the living room to the black empathy box.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Hochul had said she was "deeply disturbed" by how the investigation was handled.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In August, more than half of the text it handled was processed by open models, up from 13 percent in April.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The ports in September handled a record 1,055,086 containers, measured in 20-foot equivalent units, up 24% on the same month last year, according to ports data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Stella Havkin, a California attorney who represents small businesses filing for bankruptcy, said that over the last decade the number of cases she’s handled for small-business owners with an MCA has “mushroomed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“You’ve handled their mess like a champ. And you’ll handle this the same way. You’re so much stronger than you think.”

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

Management of food safety at Ynyshir was categorised by inspectors as needing major improvement, as was cleanliness and condition of facilities, while "hygienic food handling" was rated "generally satisfactory".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

A spokesperson for Google said the company’s processes for handling law-enforcement requests are designed to protect users’ privacy while meeting Google’s legal obligations, noting that they “push back against those that are overbroad.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Many people who write a check here or there or help with tax returns don’t consider themselves caregivers, which they said meant handling hands-on medical tasks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Thousands of Indonesians protested in Jakarta and other cities on Wednesday against economic hardship, graft and the government's handling of devastating wildfires emitting a toxic haze that has made thousands ill.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

I had no right to decide what they were or weren’t capable of handling.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia


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