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The smaller, less wasteful boxes were cheaper to ship, helping to bring down the cost of the bike, but they didn’t offer enough protection during rough handling.

From The Verge • Sep. 16, 2020

Faced with enormous pressure to reel in mega-gifts, it’s easy to overlook the ultimate source of those gifts — especially since rough handling of a major donor could scare off future givers.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2019

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press also condemned the rough handling of Mr. Jacobs, calling the recent spate of incidents involving reporters “an assault on the very core of democratic life.”

From New York Times • May 25, 2017

While contending Iran also violated international law with rough handling of its American captives, “this incident did not live up to our expectations of our Navy,” Adm.

From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2016

In any other case, we are convinced that this would be looked upon as rough handling.

From An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by Greenleaf, Simon




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