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clerk

[klurk, klahrk] / klɜrk, klɑrk /


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During Duncan’s campaign last year for New Orleans criminal court clerk, Murrill sent him a letter threatening “further action from this office” if he didn’t stop referring to himself as being exonerated.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

“So long as you truly intend to return, I think you’re fine,” said Beth Stevens, an election lawyer who worked for the Harris County clerk and the Texas Civil Rights Project.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Brandon Patty, a 44-year-old clerk and comptroller in St John's County, Florida and a Navy Reserve commander, is one such American who believes passionately that the Dream is alive and working.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

They would sit through hours of proceedings until a clerk directed them to exit the courtroom, with little to no clarification on what happened in their case.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

The clerk glances at us constantly as she rings us up.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

By his reckoning, the U.S. has about 10,000 county clerks or municipal entities that carry out America’s decentralized elections.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Witnesses gave testimonies in homespun terms, and clerks transcribed their statements by hand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Others are promised roles as drivers or clerks, or that the contract will last "just one year".

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Gonzalez became the office manager and took control of the few dispirited clerks under him.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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