clerk
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After Bowdoin College, he reported from Thailand before winning the “industry lottery” by getting a job as a temporary night clerk on the New York Times foreign desk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Dean Logan, the Los Angeles county clerk and recorder, told The Guardian his office refused to review the list, in part because they didn’t consider the USB drive to be secure.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
His first job was as a wages clerk for a bus company.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
No formal opposition arguments have been submitted to the registrar-recorder/county clerk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“I’d like to ship as clerk under Captain Prince, sir.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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ProPublica didn’t find any association between RTO and higher rates of late ballots in Wisconsin, even though clerks reported delays involving mail-in ballots cast in its state election, held this spring.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
The position involves overseeing and training attorneys, as well as law clerks and summer interns, on misdemeanor and felony case preparation and trial strategy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In a recent study, my colleagues and I compared the occupations most exposed to AI—software developers, financial clerks, administrative assistants—with those least exposed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Also, at five of nine mail processing facilities studied, retail clerks who were postmarking ballots by hand sometimes used stamps with inaccurate dates, according to the report.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The old clerks came scurrying in, their pens in their hands.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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