handle
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The more internal variables, or parameters, a model has, the better it can handle complex requests, and Kimi K3 has around 2.8 trillion.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Instead, as the world’s best golfers try to get a grip on how to handle Birkdale, they’ve been thinking about the 2018 British Open at Carnoustie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Now, according to a state website, in Southern California, there are four major refineries that handle about two-thirds of the state’s crude oil capacity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Scaloni added that he has been briefing his side on the best way to handle England striker Harry Kane and midfielder Jude Bellingham, who have both scored six goals during the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Over by a large fireplace was an axe with threads of bronze etched around the handle.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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The position was created by statute in the 1800s; the marshal serves as the chief of police for the court, attends each court session, and handles ministerial duties, like paying the justices and their staffs.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
The SSA, which handles benefits for more than 75 million retirees, people with disabilities and dependents, said it made sweeping productivity gains.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Because this part of the brain generally handles one demanding task at a time, it has long been viewed as a major limit on multitasking.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
By some measures, Rotterdam alone handles almost as much cargo as all UK ports combined.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Everything in the Siren’s Cove looked like it could have belonged to an old fairy-tale castle, including the dragon-headed door handles.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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In practically any other branch of the federal government, ethics issues would be handled by an inspector general’s office.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Coast Guard spokesperson said the command and logistics for the cutters are handled out of Singapore and that the vessels are rotating through Subic Bay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“For us, the sweet spot is … the customer gets comfy enough that even if they don’t check it, it’s being handled for them just like if they use a human financial adviser,” Norcliffe said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Stones handled the brutal heat and humidity of Miami well and deserves to keep his place in the starting XI, but Rice has looked a shadow of what we all know he can do.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
As he handled the fruits there was something very peculiar in the fellow’s face.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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They rang the estate agent handling the sale and told them he was not in fact a wealthy pilot but a man with a history of fraud.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The House committee’s investigation is focused on the federal government’s handling of Epstein, who died in jail in 2019, and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
County, like the state, to require companies handling a certain amount of hazardous materials to make annual detailed reports to L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Read: Social Security says it’s handling disability claims better.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The Federal Emergency Management Agency. City, state, federal government, they’re all telling me the same thing. They can’t get us food and water because they’re ‘too busy handling the emergency.’
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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