desk
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Her family spoke to the assistance desk and was taken to the only designated wheelchair space on the train.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Congress considered legislation to clarify the treatment of crypto assets under federal law and regulate firms in these markets, but it failed to send a bill to the president’s desk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Hunched over a desk in the Mountain State Spotlight newsroom in Charleston, West Virginia, pen in hand, we scrawled out official notice of our new school in a spiral-bound notebook.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The middle of an adjustable BP cuff should be at mid-heart level while the arm rests on a desk or table.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
As each prisoner reached this point, she gave her name for the thousandth time that day and placed on the desk whatever she was wearing of value.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
It was there I encountered the stories about government workers being ordered back to their desks by the Giuliani administration in the hot zone.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
With three empty desks in the classrooms, some parents were reluctant to send their children back for the new school year.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Dust and debris covered chairs and desks in the regional ministry offices.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
During his first visit he alleged that a man known as “Pastor D” came weekly to pray with employees, leaving prayer cards on the desks of those who did not participate including that of Sharell’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
That morning in American schools, students practiced ducking under their desks, turning their heads away from windows.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
