handy
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It’s also handy when you’ve run out of bread and don’t feel like going to the store but still want something warm and homemade.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
"It's also really handy instead of texting when I'm walking the dogs."
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
“It’s also given me the skin of a rhinoceros, which comes in handy when you’re the CEO of Apple,” he wrote in the essay.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Musk’s five-step algorithm gets Tesla and SpaceX employees to achieve stretch goals and innovate, and it’s sure to come in handy in his push to build the world’s largest AI chip factory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
“That hammer might come in handy next time those iron monsters come ’round.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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