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clerk

[klurk, klahrk] / klɜrk, klɑrk /


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During Duncan’s campaign last year for New Orleans criminal court clerk, Murrill sent him a letter threatening “further action from this office” if he didn’t stop referring to himself as being exonerated.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s third appointee, was a clerk for Scalia.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Town clerk of the time, James Hutcheon, said he had been told that Dumfries reminded many of them of their own towns and countryside back home.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The Somers town court clerk said some defendants received a 6-month “adjournment in contemplation of dismissal,” meaning charges will be dropped and their arrest sealed if they avoid trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

“I shall wear my royal costume again in the morning, to board whatever magnificent ship bound for England the clerk has booked passage on,” she thought, giving the cherub a fond pat on the cheek.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

By his reckoning, the U.S. has about 10,000 county clerks or municipal entities that carry out America’s decentralized elections.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

His friends and former clerks describe him as a quiet workaholic who tends to defer to other people in one-on-one conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Then scammers typically pile on pressure, adding voices claiming to be attorneys, courtroom clerks or bank tellers -- a cast of fictitious characters in a chaotic, urgent-sounding call.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

As insurance against such accidents, the Soviet clerks then wrapped their messages in an additional layer of secrecy, using what were known as "one-time pads."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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