butler
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He starred as the butler Wadsworth in 1985’s “Clue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ismael Camenforte Lopez, described in Germany as his manager's "ball butler", is known for feeding balls into training matches, allowing sessions to be played at a high tempo.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“I kind of think of myself as the butler of downtown,” said Hal Bastian, 65, who has lived in the neighborhood for three decades and is known to many as “Mr. Downtown L.A.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
"We arrange everything for them: flowers, candles, photographer, dinner with a private butler," said Melanie Tessier, its guest relations manager.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Windows shot up in all the houses of that street and a housemaid or a butler appeared at every front door.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
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The investor story is not robot butlers or science-fiction spectacle — it is production costs.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
They offer personalized service, in which white-coat butlers can help draw a scented bath, deliver hors d’oeuvres or arrange a private cocktail reception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
They have music playing and very snazzily dressed butlers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
Instead, the focus is on quality, service, and added value, like those ski butlers.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
Giffen's was the polish ordered by all discerning butlers of the time, and if this product was used correctly, one had no fear of one's silver being second best to anybody's.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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