clerk
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This included the fear that she might lose him, specifically to a red-headed bank clerk who had flirted with him early on in their marriage.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s third appointee, was a clerk for Scalia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
“He probably thinks academic theories of originalism can give you crucial guardrails about how to proceed,” said Sherif Girgis, a law professor at Notre Dame and former Alito clerk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
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
Over the music, Carl, the store clerk, would answer the phone: “Open nine to nine, seven days a week. Corner of Fifth and Alder, next to the Dairy Maid.”
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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By his reckoning, the U.S. has about 10,000 county clerks or municipal entities that carry out America’s decentralized elections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Witnesses gave testimonies in homespun terms, and clerks transcribed their statements by hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Others are promised roles as drivers or clerks, or that the contract will last "just one year".
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 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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