assistant
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Roosevelt employed Mahan’s theories as assistant secretary of the Navy during the Spanish-American War in 1898, when the U.S. seized Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and more.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
I happened to board with the executive assistant of the man I’d met with and we sat together on the train.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"Co-hosting these global sporting events is not necessarily a recipe for a lovey-dovey relationship between the co-hosts," says Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, an author and clinical assistant professor of global sport at New York University.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
I was like an assistant to all my teachers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
It’s the assistant who speaks, ultimately, tasked with the job via unspoken prodding from her boss.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing assistant
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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