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handler

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as in manager

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Recent Examples of handler Junior cybersecurity major Diego Rodriguez is Frankie's handler. — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Recovery cannot just be an error handler bolted on at the end. — Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Though usually a very smooth operator, Latif has bungled the latest job for his handler Mike (Laith Nakli). — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026 According to the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA), Apollo and his handler, New York Police Department officer Peter Davis, were among the first K9s who responded to Ground Zero. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handler

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The deal, which Lago and the city manager worked on for years, is a renewal of a previous agreement and gives UM the ability to plan for more students, new housing and other buildings on its growing campus, including potentially a new hospital.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
In 2020 a 9-carat diamond was found by an Arkansas bank manager, and in 2024 a French man unearthed a 7-carat diamond.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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Now, human trainers teleoperate the robots in real-world factory conditions, teaching them to handle automotive parts logistics, sequence assembly lines, and organize heavy components.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
On a recent afternoon at Tukaway Farm in Hampshire, trainer Kim Angerman stood in the center of an arena, calling out instructions to two teen girls trying to turn a pair of thoroughbreds into show hunters and jumpers.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

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