the desk
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One is on its way to the desk of Tennessee’s Republican governor, Bill Lee.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
Other than a copy of Bellamy's autobiography on the desk, there is little else decorative in this neat, sparse office at Dragon Park.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
“What happens on bullion desks is that the gold market goes up $50 or $100, and client XYZ, who hasn’t bought enough of it, calls the desk and asks, ‘Should I buy silver?’”
From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026
She was previously a publishing editor on the desk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
On the desk in the office, the paperwork I organized into folders is still stacked beside the computer, the book for signing out canoes still open to the last entry I recorded eleven days ago.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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