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clerk

[klurk, klahrk] / klɜrk, klɑrk /


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Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday ordered that a clerk release the money - with interest - from an account where Trump deposited it after the ruling.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The confusion is intensified for those who don’t speak English, who often resorted to communicating with the clerk through hand signals.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

He remains in touch with the current justices and regularly works out of his chambers at the Supreme Court, where he still has a law clerk.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

The Los Angeles Times reports election results from the county clerk as well as from the Associated Press.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

The court clerk asked, “Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon a verdict?”

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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

Witnesses gave testimonies in homespun terms, and clerks transcribed their statements by hand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Some date labels are intended to help store clerks with inventory management.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

As usual, the toothless punishment did not fit the crime: Ross apologized to clerks and agreed not to serve as chief judge or on a judicial council.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

They hung about that red staircase like clerks in a government office.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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