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handbook

noun

ˈhan(d)-ˌbu̇k

Definition of handbook

as in manual

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

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Recent Examples of handbook Her concern is in the language being used in the handbooks and the policy draft. — Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Now, 15 years later, the law continues to guide district handbooks across Oregon. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 Rules for e-bikes and other two-wheel vehicles are contained within the DMV’s California motorcycle handbook, but general traffic knowledge is not commonplace. — Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026 According to the group, the two were recently terminated under a new volunteer handbook, which was introduced in April. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for handbook

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Follow-up sequences that required manual tracking now run automatically, so no client falls through the cracks because a single person was managing too many relationships at once.

— Scotty Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Always check your owner’s manual to learn the best usage practices for your particular grill mat.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

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Science purists will note that this strange new world is not the famously gaseous Jupiter, but an extra, science textbook-rewriting ball of rock located roughly where the Asteroid Belt is now.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 23 July 2026
Rapoport had essentially reverse-engineered a sociology textbook through intuition and realized its impact.

— Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of textbook

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The government did, however, send over legal text stating that Homefield’s developer may not sell, lease or transfer ownership of properties within STAR bond project areas without the Unified Government’s approval.

— Sofi Zeman July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The technology underlying chatbots such as Claude and ChatGPT uses patterns in data by analyzing vast quantities of digital text and video from the internet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

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In a small, leatherbound English-Greek and Greek-English dictionary was a photo of his parents walking by the seashore in Loutraki, a place not far from Corinth, known for its therapeutic, healing springs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.

— Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

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