handler

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“As soon as they get the scent, they’re on it, they’re eager, and they’re pretty quick to get to work,” said Deputy Gabriel Jasso, Keva’s handler.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

They also gave tribute to co-stars David Doyle, who played the Angels’ handler John Bosley, and John Forsythe, who voiced the unseen Charlie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Another nephew, Carlos Malpica Flores, managed the legislature’s finances, a first step to becoming handler of the family purse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The incorrect location was recorded because McSweeney told the call handler the alleged crime had happened in Belgrave Street in Westminster, but the correct street name is actually Belgrave Road.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

I heard the dog’s handler shout in surprise and then scramble down the ramp, pulling his yelping dog along with him.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs