butler
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Roth’s assistant, named Alfred after the butler from “Batman,” is dry, direct and has strong opinions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
“I kind of think of myself as the butler of downtown,” said Hal Bastian, 65, who has lived in the neighborhood for three decades and is known to many as “Mr. Downtown L.A.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
"We arrange everything for them: flowers, candles, photographer, dinner with a private butler," said Melanie Tessier, its guest relations manager.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
The idea of having a friendly robot butler that can do all the dull duties of running a home has existed for decades.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026
As head butler, Frank was responsible for seeing that the kitchen ran smoothly, that all of the servants were doing their jobs and wearing the right clothes.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
The investor story is not robot butlers or science-fiction spectacle — it is production costs.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Throughout the performance, white mask-clad butlers guide audiences to their destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
They have music playing and very snazzily dressed butlers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
Tributes were also paid to Kaveporn Punpare, who had a young daughter and was one of several butlers employed by Mr Vichai.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
The great butlers are great by virtue of their ability to inhabit their professional role and inhabit it to the utmost; they will not be shaken out by external events, however surprising, alarming or vexing.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
