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clerk

[klurk, klahrk] / klɜrk, klɑrk /


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No formal opposition arguments have been submitted to the registrar-recorder/county clerk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"I am writing to inform the parties that Justice Alito has determined that he will not continue to participate in this case," the clerk said, without stating a reason.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

An ambiguous exploration of literature and voyeurism, the Nobel laureate’s 1997 novel follows a middle-aged clerk who becomes obsessed with piecing together the life of a woman he doesn’t know.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

No clerk leans across the counter and demands proof that a candle-worthy occasion has actually occurred.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

For now, at least, the hotel clerk was convinced.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The position involves overseeing and training attorneys, as well as law clerks and summer interns, on misdemeanor and felony case preparation and trial strategy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Also, at five of nine mail processing facilities studied, retail clerks who were postmarking ballots by hand sometimes used stamps with inaccurate dates, according to the report.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Every Thursday, he played tennis with his three clerks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

I rushed to join clerks on the main floor gathered around a small television in Justice David Souter’s chambers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

For us, there were very few jobs as clerks, policemen, bus drivers, or insurance salesmen.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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