handler

Example Sentences

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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

The case files show that his own handler, Warrior, was sending him instructions via Telegram.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Merchant testified that he wanted to get arrested, saying that he only went forward with planning the plot because he feared his handler from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would harm his family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“Faster reaction times for air cargo makes this mode of transportation a preferred means for moving time-critical shipments in a quickly evolving environment,” the air-cargo handler says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The rezident of the Soviet embassy in Washington approached Victor Cherkashin, a veteran KGB officer and spy handler, as soon as Cherkashin stepped out of his car in the compound's secure parking lot.

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