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handler

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Recent Examples of handler The files show that the informant continued reporting to his intelligence handler while allegedly failing to disclose the full extent of his own involvement in obtaining ammunition for the group. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 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 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 elder O’Neal joined the program himself as its general manager in an unpaid, voluntary role, The Athletic reported.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt could change plans and go with Foster Griffin on Saturday.

— Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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Victory cigars are one of the oldest traditions in the rivalry, going back almost 70 years to an Alabama trainer named Jim Goostree, who started handing them out after wins over Tennessee.

— Austin Evans, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026
Stefanski touted the trainers and medical workers who tended to Daniels.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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