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clerk

[klurk, klahrk] / klɜrk, klɑrk /


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Hoping to confess his feelings and win her over, Bear buys Nikki a trinket at a head shop, a One Wish Willow, which the clerk warns can’t be returned.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But inevitably you are also a bookkeeper, a shipping clerk, a marketing specialist and a navigator of government regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Alex Murdaugh, 57, scion of an elite family of judges and attorneys, was denied a fair trial because a court clerk influenced the jury, the South Carolina Supreme Court said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

In a 5-0 ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court said Murdaugh deserved a new trial because the local county clerk had unfairly biased a jury against him.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“What’s the difference,” Nat asked, “between clerk and supercargo?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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