handled

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He said he understands "that this matter was handled by the appropriate authorities at the time. I strongly dispute the allegations made."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Dubai’s airport handled more than 95 million passengers last year, while Kuwait’s saw under 15 million, authorities said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"There is nowhere to isolate the sick. They are dying at home and their bodies are being handled by their family members."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

How would Tatiana Maslany, left, and Jake Johnson have handled the predicament Paula finds herself in?

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Where a nova could possibly be regarded as a miracle, a comet was too commonplace an occurrence to be handled in this way, so if comets were supralunary phenomena, Aristotle was wrong.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton