handling

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Under that program, American nuclear specialists and laboratory equipment, such as X-ray machines, scales and glove boxes for handling dangerous material, can be sent abroad to extract plutonium or highly enriched uranium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Am I correctly handling the distinction between interest and principal when evaluating ownership costs?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

The party felt like it was almost, with some praise for Starmer's handling of the war, starting to catch a break.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

ICE agents, who often work in urban settings, had little prior experience handling hostile crowds.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

If della Porta happens to hold the same view as we do on the subject of garlic and magnets, it is not because he is better at handling evidence than Plutarch or Ptolemy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton