bureaucrat
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So how did this seemingly quiet, retiring child and self-effacing bureaucrat turn into a president who so avidly embraced the limelight?
From BBC • May 30, 2026
It’s all very silly, especially since Wilkins is far more famous for dating a high-level bureaucrat than for her forgettable song stylings.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
The column contends this response reinforced perceptions that he is a joyless bureaucrat, not a person voters can relate to or trust with state leadership.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
They sent a lower-ranking bureaucrat to sign it—a diplomatic snub.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
The experience cut him deeply, in particular the fact his competence lay exposed to the review of a bureaucrat over whom he had no influence.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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