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clerk

[klurk, klahrk] / klɜrk, klɑrk /


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His first job was as a wages clerk for a bus company.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

No opposition for the measure was submitted to the registrar-recorder/county clerk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Alito didn’t explain his recusal, which was revealed Monday in a one-sentence letter from the court’s clerk to the lawyers on both sides of the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"I am writing to inform the parties that Justice Alito has determined that he will not continue to participate in this case," the clerk said, without stating a reason.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

It was a woman, a sales clerk, no doubt.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

Low-level clerks are familiar figures in literature, perhaps because many of the authors of such works, including Saramago, had once been of the same profession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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

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

It was Sadge Merrall, one of the clerks in the Supply Depot.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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