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handles





VERB
carry as merchandise
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SpaceX handles more than half of global orbital launches.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The clergy specifically placed the handles of the tall ark at the bottom, so that even preschoolers would be able to open it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

In peacetime, the Strait of Hormuz handles roughly a fifth of global oil and LNG shipments, as well as other major commodities, including fertiliser.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

That effort developed a chip called Graviton that handles traditional CPU needs, and Trainium for AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

It was held together with wires, two of which had been twisted into handles at either side.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago



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