handled
Americanadjective
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Origin of handled
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Both the university and the local district attorney, who initially declined to prosecute the men, have come under fire for how they handled the case.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
She claimed university officials discouraged her from going to the police and handled the matter internally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
In August, more than half of the text it handled was processed by open models, up from 13 percent in April.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Nevertheless, Sills said that those who dealt with Hurts were "incredibly conservative" and that he had "complete confidence" in how the Eagles handled the situation.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Duane once asked Handsome how he handled conversations with Magic because she would drop by his field whenever Duane was still asleep in his cave.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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