handler

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Magda asks her handler how long she must hunt the elusive and formidable Jane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He testified through an interpreter that his handler had told him the possible targets might be Trump, Biden or former South Carolina Gov. and presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"People dream every year to have this piece of paper and the rosetta... it's something very special," Italian breeder and handler Mattia Fasso, 29, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The 36-year-old, who denies the murder, can be heard sobbing and telling the call handler, "please come as soon as you can, she's pregnant. She's cold".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The trip was "cover," arranged months in advance in North Korea, for the first-ever contact between the spy and his new KGB handler away from the prying eyes of MI6.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau