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handlers

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plural of handler

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Recent Examples of handlers While the handlers knew where the bodies were during the workshop, a key component of search dog training is blind and double-blind exercises, where neither the dog nor handler know where the target is hidden, lead instructor Gregory Strickland said. — Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026 The facility’s food handlers that prepare, handle or serve non-prepackaged must obtain a valid food handler card. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026

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This would give local managers greater flexibility to address wildfire risk, forest health, watersheds, timber production and local economic conditions.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
The next day, a league task force of team presidents and general managers discussed transgender eligibility but established no new standard.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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Crazy scene postgame as Boise State and Fresno State players and coaches walk through the fans to get to the locker rooms.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026
Top college football coaches command NFL-caliber salaries; fired head coaches alone have collected over $1 billion in severance since 2015.

— Chris Park, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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