handler

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Recent Examples of handler While not the safest handler in previous seasons, Sanchez has claimed corners quite well, often being fouled on the back of that by a player rushing into him or aiming to prevent him from kick-starting a counter-attack. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026 Today, that pay scale really hasn’t kept up with true costs — the hourly pay for a UPS package handler is reported at about $21, not even double over these nearly 60 years. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026 Griffin said Aikman follows a daily schedule with his handler, Chelsea. Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 11 May 2026 Yet, Mayor Brandon Johnson and his handlers at the Chicago Teachers Union want your kids in the streets, not the classroom. Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for handler
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Noun
  • On the Democratic side, Jesse Brewer, a former area manager for 7-Eleven locations, is running against Melissa Strange, a supply-chain director for an agribusiness company.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
  • Sitting in the Petco Park visiting dugout Monday afternoon, Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes would have preferred to be answering a different set of questions about the team’s rotation depth.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Achane, who was in attendance, but the team’s leading rusher and receiver was working with team trainers.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • Special props to the jolly axe-throwing head of adventure, Nye Rees; personable Brasserie maitre d’, Javier Padron; and trainer Peter Sullivan, who explained the finer points of fasting for women whilst crucifying my glutes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026

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“Handler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handler. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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