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clerk

[klurk, klahrk] / klɜrk, klɑrk /


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Christine Leftwich, the Hood County clerk, said her county’s failure to do the same has “been the biggest disappointment.”

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“You won’t miss the statue,” the clerk said, the slightest tang of exasperation in his tone.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

A neighbourhood resident, 54-year-old traffic clerk Mihaela Blanaru, told AFP she heard a phone alert warning her about the danger, and then was surprised by the light flooding her bedroom and the noise.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

On graduating high school I went to work in the world, commuting on a bus to Newark to a job as a clerk at the Aetna Insurance Co. on Broad Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“Mr. Ambassador, I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Elizabeth Novis, daughter of embassy clerk Willa Novis, who disappeared in Poland.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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