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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Across forty pages of perfect derangement, Wagner uses her personal-finance handbook to unspool her divorce odyssey, seizing the ethos that no personal tragedy is too intimate to exploit.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The book is a policy handbook meant to address the realities of political life following the turmoil of the French Revolution, presenting a Christian alternative to both the authoritarian secular liberalism and counterrevolutionary movements of the day.
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Bonilla suggested there is no policy in her contract or the employee handbook that forbids teachers from partaking in surrogacy or in vitro fertilization.
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Most schools denounce bullying of any kind and promise to create a safe learning environment for students in their handbook.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The book is a policy handbook meant to address the realities of political life following the turmoil of the French Revolution, presenting a Christian alternative to both the authoritarian secular liberalism and counterrevolutionary movements of the day.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
Bonilla suggested there is no policy in her contract or the employee handbook that forbids teachers from partaking in surrogacy or in vitro fertilization.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Most schools denounce bullying of any kind and promise to create a safe learning environment for students in their handbook.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Handbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbook. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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