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receptionist

[ri-sep-shuh-nist] / rɪˈsɛp ʃə nɪst /


NOUN
secretary
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According to the AP, a former receptionist at the Hôtel de Pourtalès, where the fashion mogul was staying when she was robbed, was awarded the equivalent of $126,472 in the civil damages ruling.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

I told the receptionist at the front desk where I was going, and she said she felt guilty that she couldn’t be there herself, because of her evening shift.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Her breakthrough role came in 2001 when she was cast as Dawn, the sympathetic and witty receptionist in Gervais and Stephen Merchant's Bafta-winning office-based sitcom.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The medical receptionist lives with his mother and helps pay rent—one of his biggest expenses—and is looking for savings where he can find them, including on the dating scene.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Summoned through the intercom by the receptionist, Sophia entered the front hallway from a corridor on the side.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

She posed as a courier, telling the receptionists that the script was requested by an executive.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

From scheduling by phone to the welcoming receptionists who were so kind to the mammogram tech, they all did a wonderful job of getting me through my annual checkup!

From Seattle Times Mar. 31, 2024

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

Such "welfare jobs," as they are known in China, include roles as receptionists, office administrators, security guards and community workers.

From Reuters Nov. 14, 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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