receptionist
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Davis, the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott, starred as the office receptionist in the groundbreaking sitcom, which ran from 2001 to 2003.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Ines works as a receptionist at a local hotel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
She was the only receptionist with childcare responsibilities.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The receptionist gently explained the delay: There was one less bus running due to an incident involving a run-over iguana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
After twenty minutes of watching me pretend to wait, the receptionist asks if she can help me with something.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
Some told the BBC they were working as receptionists or administrators because the number of advertised posts did not match the numbers being trained.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
She posed as a courier, telling the receptionists that the script was requested by an executive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
There will be smarter cars, bipedal warehouse androids, roving grocery bots removing unscanned items from bagging areas, and torso-up AI designed to look like seated female receptionists.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024
Women can, for instance, work as receptionists for female doctors and dentists.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
He remembered that he had to change shoes and retreated to a comer of the lobby, out of sight of receptionists and guards, to sit on the floor and pull on Eric’s brown Oxfords.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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