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handle

[han-dl] / ˈhæn dl /




VERB
carry as merchandise
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The plan may do this automatically if she doesn’t make an election on how to handle the funds, according to the Internal Revenue Service, and it’s not a bad option.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Gorka’s long-awaited strategy, Clarke and Ware said in an op-ed, could help clarify White House thinking on how to handle threats when “defenses are divided, disorganized and under-resourced.”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

The car does not handle with the front-end bite that Verstappen prefers, and which enables him to get the best out of himself.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

It pitched customers on using the product, powered by models from OpenAI, Anthropic and other providers, to create agents that could handle customer-service tickets, qualify leads ahead of sales meetings and other tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

I opened my net and very carefully placed it on the ground with about a foot of the handle and the celluloid rings sticking over the rim of the hole.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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