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desk

[desk] / dɛsk /


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“The real verdict will come when London arrives at the desk, and New York follows with fresh conviction,” he wrote of the AI trade.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

She remembered being staggered by the size and opulence of the home, while Sullivan was at his desk "wearing the scruffiest tracksuit".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Having already passed the Senate, it heads to Paz's desk for signature.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

An IT company set up a home office for McClain to roll up to his desk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

On the desk in the office, the paperwork I organized into folders is still stacked beside the computer, the book for signing out canoes still open to the last entry I recorded eleven days ago.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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