handy
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And that money would come in handy since healthcare is only getting more expensive for retirees.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
That experience is due to come in handy, people around Brown say, now that the modern USW covers a spectrum of 850,000 cradle-to-grave workers from maternity nurses to casket makers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Those cards came in handy as he planned cross-country travels to attend World Cup matches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
That background came in handy, particularly when adapting Laura.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
And she almost throws up on me and all over the back seat, so Carries plastic bag comes in handy.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
One of the handier Tile features is to ring your lost device.
From The Verge ● Jan. 5, 2022
Maybe this is just one more instance of Americans retreating further indoors and away from one another, but there’s a handier explanation for that in COVID-19.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2021
A cookbook can’t get much handier or helpful; the author lists plenty of variations and substitutions for all types of eaters.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2016
Some billionaires relish flying political chums around, which is even handier.
From Economist ● Apr. 30, 2015
The smaller the word, the handier it is.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
“But it’s really interesting, because if it works, it would be the handiest and cheapest way to enrich their environment.”
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2022
You'll get the cleaning secrets we've learned from grandma, a guide to our handiest tools and helpers, and so much more.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2022
This battery pack may not be able to fill an iPhone 12 or 13 from empty, but it’s one of the handiest ways to keep them topped off.
From The Verge ● Dec. 3, 2021
To me, the handiest place to carry an address book is in my left breast coat pocket.”
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2020
“Not your relatives. It’s the mother, father and brother of that chap who died. They’ve traveled all the way from New York to see a dying soldier, and you’re the handiest one we’ve got.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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