receptionist
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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
I work as a driver and receptionist for a nonprofit, and I’m actually earning more each week than I ever have before.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Perfect,” says the receptionist, who could also have used “no problem.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Geoff Saab was at a dental appointment when a client was chatting with the receptionist about search engine stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
I had never before had a cell phone in my backpack, and the officer at the receptionist desk played the message before she would allow me to take it up with me.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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
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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