assistant
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"We don't know if glutathione is affective," said Sean DeCrane, the assistant to the general president for health and safety at the IAFF, which represents over 360,000 firefighters across the US and Canada.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
San Pedro assistant coach Andres Srsen was pulling grass before the game to clear an area so kicker Dylan Moreno could practice field goals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Anyone wearing smart glasses can take photos, film videos, listen to music, make phone calls, translate text or interact with an AI assistant, with sales now hitting the millions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
When the head clerk asks Stormfield where he’s from, an assistant locates Earth on a map—it’s designated “The Wart.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“He is sick. He mentioned First Turkey is coming over to diagnose. And First Turkey’s assistant needs a sash with a pocket or something.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Doctors and specialised nurses often earn enough to meet Sweden's new, higher income requirements for work permits, but nursing assistants, elderly-care workers and adult children of healthcare workers in many cases do not.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Public-facing workers - including waiters, shop assistants and doctors - must address customers or patients initially in Ukrainian, though they can later switch to Russian if the client prefers that.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
For example, larger shares of dry cleaners and construction workers said they use AI on the job when compared to administrative assistants and data-entry clerks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Morris and his assistants have invested time in teaching players to play dominoes and spades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Work all day and night if you have to,” he told his postdocs and assistants.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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