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Recent Examples of handler The association has partnered since 2024 with EduClasses, which has bilingual classes for food-handler certifications. —
Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026 Authorities said Gaydarov first made contact with his Iranian handler in August 2025 and was paid roughly $23,000 — most of it in cryptocurrency — to carry out tasks in preparation for the assassination plot. —Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026 Frank’s aided by his remote connection to Tom, his handler, who keeps him on track. —Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 Valente and Dakota split ways after the K-9 escaped from the handler’s Needham home and bit a 10-year-old boy in November 2014. —Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handler
Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026 Authorities said Gaydarov first made contact with his Iranian handler in August 2025 and was paid roughly $23,000 — most of it in cryptocurrency — to carry out tasks in preparation for the assassination plot. —Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026 Frank’s aided by his remote connection to Tom, his handler, who keeps him on track. —Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 Valente and Dakota split ways after the K-9 escaped from the handler’s Needham home and bit a 10-year-old boy in November 2014. —Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handler
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Junior Caminero singled, and manager Kevin Cash took somewhat of a gamble by taking out his top slugger to Richie Palacios could pinch run.— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Reds manager Terry Francona has appreciated his hitters’ early-game discipline.— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Many trainers of that era maligned Islam and backed policies that violated the rights of ordinary American Muslims in the name of counterterrorism, according to civil liberties watchdogs.— Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026
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Vince Vaughn depicted her WWE trainer, and The Smashing Machine star Johnson featured as himself, as well as a producer on the film opposite Garcia for Seven Bucks Productions.— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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