handbook
noun
hand·book
ˈhan(d)-ˌbu̇k 
1
a
: a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference : manual
b
: a concise reference book covering a particular subject
2
a
: a bookmaker's book of bets
b
: a place where bookmaking is carried on
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a handbook of grammar
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According to Petersson, Luna recently observed one of the employees using their phone during a particularly quiet hour, so the system updated the market's employee handbook to set stricter rules on workers’ phone usage.
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In his letter, Uthmeier said that due to the Miami-area university’s affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church and its claims in the student handbook, declining to recognize the TPUSA chapter violates Florida law.
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic handbook doesn’t list the condition and a 2021 study concluded it is mostly cited as a cause only when the person who died had been restrained.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
According to Petersson, Luna recently observed one of the employees using their phone during a particularly quiet hour, so the system updated the market's employee handbook to set stricter rules on workers’ phone usage.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
In his letter, Uthmeier said that due to the Miami-area university’s affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church and its claims in the student handbook, declining to recognize the TPUSA chapter violates Florida law.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbook. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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