handling
noun
han·dling
ˈhan-dᵊl-iŋ 
ˈhan(d)-liŋ
Examples of handling in a Sentence
These items require careful handling.
There are additional charges for shipping and handling.
The car's handling was smooth.
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Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Like many other colleges and universities, Harvard drew intense criticism last year for its handling of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments following the start of the Israel-Hamas war, as well as complaints from Jewish alumni and students about antisemitism on campus.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
According to the suit, Miller had also raised concerns about Spitzer’s handling of the D.A.’s office, including worries that Spitzer had violated the Racial Justice Act by bringing up questions of race while trying to determine whether or not to seek the death penalty against a Black defendant.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
According to Pichai, people search more and enter longer, more complex queries in AI Mode, which is exactly the kind of search AI is good at handling.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Like many other colleges and universities, Harvard drew intense criticism last year for its handling of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments following the start of the Israel-Hamas war, as well as complaints from Jewish alumni and students about antisemitism on campus.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
According to the suit, Miller had also raised concerns about Spitzer’s handling of the D.A.’s office, including worries that Spitzer had violated the Racial Justice Act by bringing up questions of race while trying to determine whether or not to seek the death penalty against a Black defendant.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
According to Pichai, people search more and enter longer, more complex queries in AI Mode, which is exactly the kind of search AI is good at handling.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for handling
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“Handling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handling. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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