duties
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The position was created by statute in the 1800s; the marshal serves as the chief of police for the court, attends each court session, and handles ministerial duties, like paying the justices and their staffs.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
If your mother had a trusted individual carrying out duties of power of attorney, those duties expire at the moment of her death.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
He was suspended from duties following the alleged incident involving a teenage girl in Colwyn Bay, Conwy county, in June.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It is also compensating customs duties on fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers exported to the EU.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The same obsessiveness would surface in his later life, whether in his duties at the Royal Mint or in his many disputes with people such as Hooke and Gottfried Leibnitz, the other inventor of calculus.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
