clerk
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The Somers town court clerk said some defendants received a 6-month “adjournment in contemplation of dismissal,” meaning charges will be dropped and their arrest sealed if they avoid trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Washington attorney Roman Martinez, a former clerk for Roberts, said the court is “clearly right of center” but the decision on tariffs was the most important of the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
For those looking for a place to start, an Indeed post identified dozens of jobs that often don’t require prior experience, such as data-entry clerk, veterinary assistant and customer-service representative.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
That summer, William took a job as a clerk at the Erie City Iron Works.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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His friends and former clerks describe him as a quiet workaholic who tends to defer to other people in one-on-one conversations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Some date labels are intended to help store clerks with inventory management.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Then scammers typically pile on pressure, adding voices claiming to be attorneys, courtroom clerks or bank tellers -- a cast of fictitious characters in a chaotic, urgent-sounding call.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Yet around 16.5 million Americans work in office- and administrative-support jobs like customer-service reps, office clerks and data-entry keyers, according to the Labor Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Then our group reached the clerks who examined each passport and suitcase carefully and nodded to the pilgrim to move on.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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