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“The department had been handling this itself for two years and could have continued to handle it itself, but he believed that this would help to promote public confidence,” he said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2022

Dallas had been handling kickoffs and Lockett punts.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2022

Thodex had been handling daily crypto trade worth hundreds of millions of dollars when Turkish authorities raided it last year and six suspects, including company executives, were arrested and later jailed.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2022

They had been handling munitions left over from World War One at a factory in Tipton, in the West Midlands, when the accident happened.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2022

The lab employees had been handling tissue and blood from the monkeys, running tests on the material.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston