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handbook

noun

ˈhan(d)-ˌbu̇k

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as in manual

a book used for instruction in a subject a handbook of grammar

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Recent Examples of handbook Let’s be honest, what Forest have done in 2025-26, or indeed for much of the last few seasons, wouldn’t make the ‘how to run a football club’ handbook. —

Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026 The proposal also provides that certain common business models and practices, such as providing a sample employee handbook or requiring anti-harassment training, don’t by themselves make joint employer status more likely. —

Keith Sonderling, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 The district maintains an anti-bullying policy outlined in its student handbook. —

Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 The company, in response to allegations that MrBeast failed to inform her of her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, shared a screenshot of her signature confirming receipt of the employee handbook, including FMLA policies, with the outlet. —

Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handbook

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An employee manual from Mace’s office that was leaked to the press outlined demands for television bookings—at least one per day for national outlets, and six per week for stations airing in her district—that spoke to a voracious appetite for attention.

— Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 9 June 2026
As with the original Quattro and the RS2, collectors have spotted the significance, appeal, and likely appreciation in value of the early manual R8s, which marry modern performance with the sense of an era passing.

— Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 8 June 2026