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helves

noun

plural of helve

as in handles

a part by which an implement is held the head of the ax was crudely lashed to a wooden helve

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Morris is a combo guard in the mold of BJ Davis, only maybe quicker, with a deadly shot and handles to get in the paint and distribute.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Carry it with the handles or use the detachable leather strap for hands-free wear all day.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026

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From silicone grips that help prevent slipping to stretchy bands that move with you, these bras are made for off-the-shoulder tops, strapless dresses, halter tops, and more.

— Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Although climate scientists warned in the nineteen-eighties that extreme heat posed a growing danger, policymakers in Europe didn’t come to grips with it until August, 2003, when a heat wave killed more than seventy thousand people.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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