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stenographer

[stuh-nog-ruh-fer] / stəˈnɒg rə fər /


NOUN
court reporter
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“We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

She spoke so quickly, at least six times during her testimony she was asked to slow down so a court stenographer could keep pace.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2024

Rather, it belonged to a woman from Illinois with a versatile résumé that included writing, acting, engineering and working as a stenographer: Lizzie Magie.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2024

She worked as a stenographer for pay-as-you-go lessons.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2024

The white stenographer looked at me with wide eyes and I felt drenched in shame, naked to my soul.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Participants in the civil proceedings can hire private stenographers to maintain a record of what’s said, but their services can run thousands of dollars a day.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

“The future isn’t stenographers versus AI, it’s legal professionals using AI to meet industry demand,” says James Holmes, chief revenue officer for Verbit.AI, which provides courtroom transcription services.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

He would shake hands with the entire crew if the interview was on camera, and there would often be an embrace for the stenographers busily transcribing his thoughts.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2024

Her research brought her to Brooklyn criminal court, and in 2004, she found one of the stenographers who had transcribed the trial.

From Seattle Times Dec. 23, 2023

The women sought work as typewriters, stenographers, seamstresses, and weavers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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