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as in to manage
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
as host of a live TV talk show, she must handle any situation that comes up
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as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way
handles all requests professionally, even when customers are rude
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as in to supervise
to look after and make decisions about
she takes care of the flower beds, and he handles all the lawn care
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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't handle much more of this foul weather
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as in to oversee
to be in charge of
I'll be handling the team's workouts while the leader is on vacation
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as in name
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
likes to go by the handle "Champ"
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as in nickname
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual
since it seemed decreed that every new firefighter have a handle, his was soon "Hulk"
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Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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How to handle retrogrades and Uranus moving into your sign.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Using the parchment tabs as handles, lift the focaccia out of the pan and transfer it to a wire rack or cutting board; remove the parchment strip.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Its departments handle border security, immigration detention, citizenship processing, airport security, and natural disasters, among other things.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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—Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
Under cross examination Detective Cedillo testified that a fingerprint on a door handle from the Chevrolet Equinox is among evidence that connects Tyreion Nixon-Clark, a brother of Jay Nixon-Clark, to the Steel Dust Drive scene.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Using the parchment tabs as handles, lift the focaccia out of the pan and transfer it to a wire rack or cutting board; remove the parchment strip.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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After finding a fanbase on TikTok, Gindin said he’s managed to produce content full-time on the app.—
Salvador Rodriguez,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2025
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Santos launched a partnership with two Chinese entities to build and manage Hofusan in 2015, creating the industrial park that now has deals to host 40 Chinese companies.—
David Culver,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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Elsewhere during his monologue, Stewart reflected on how much of the media treated the inauguration like a normal transfer of power without questioning it.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made, and Panama's promise to us has been broken.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, operating revenue for the nonprofit newspaper was $27.9 million, a 6% year-over-year decline that landed the Sun-Times in the red by more than $1.1 million — despite the philanthropic contributions, the filing showed.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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The platform is owned by ByteDance, which operates in China and must coöperate with Chinese intelligence and give the Chinese government access to private data.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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In an announcement accompanying the order, Evans said the move came at the request of both Nowinski and Judge Judith Rice, who supervises the court’s domestic violence division.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Curran, if confirmed, would be new to managing the agency’s $3 billion budget and supervising its more than 8,000 employees.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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That year, the award went to Chris Pronger of the St. Louis Blues at the height of the Dead Puck Era, when obstruction was tolerated and scoring was at a premium.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Israel will not tolerate violations of the agreement.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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With dozens of participating agencies, offices and departments – and 10 with individual R&D budgets of over a billion dollars annually – OSTP works to break down silos across the government and oversees the health of the nation’s vast R&D ecosystem.—
Kenneth Evans,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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The multinational force will play a key role in initial reconstruction efforts by ensuring basic humanitarian needs, repairing critical infrastructure, minimizing the hazards caused by threats like unexploded ordnance, and overseeing and coordinating international development efforts.—
Nir Arielli,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The corners of all three phones are rounded now—the Ultra is no longer boxy—though Samsung flattened the edges for a nicer grip.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Also complicating the mix is violence between an increasing number of Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, as well as raids by both Israeli security forces and the Palestinian Authority, which has a somewhat-weak grip on the larger of the two Palestinian territories.—
Ellie Cook,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Acosta’s name has come up in the past as a potential candidate for the chopping block.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission is suing Pepsi for its special deals with a company whose name is redacted.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Handle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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