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clerk

[klurk, klahrk] / klɜrk, klɑrk /


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"However, their efforts were in vain because Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk recommends voters who have been impacted or displaced by wildfires update their mailing address or request a replacement ballot be sent to their temporary address or new permanent address.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In 1864, James Clerk Maxwell, one of the towering figures of 19th-century science, published a theory of electromagnetism, unifying the two forces, now known as “Maxwell’s Equations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

It refers to the search of the office of the Clerk of the Court at 5600 Campbellton Fairburn Rd., in Union City, Ga., where Fulton county’s Election Hub and Operation Center is located.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

I erase the last part, leave it at Clerk at the mini-mart.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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