desk
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On Monday, JPMorgan’s desk note dispatched to clients provided several arguments in favour of turning more constructive in the short-term.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“See,” the agent said to the man at the desk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Lunch happens at her desk, with the camera off during a remote meeting.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Flagship publication the Sacramento Bee nixed six of 39 union journalists, a 15% cut that eliminated the sports desk, including a long-serving, beloved high school sports reporter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The chief sat down on the edge of his desk and looked at me steadily.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
At one point, a Greenlandic politician told ProPublica, some schoolchildren were instructed to practice hiding under their desks in case of such an event.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 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
Not all of tech-related spending went toward AI—some of it was devoted to buying computers that sit on white-collar workers’ desks, for example.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
As boys like Manfred Schroeder sat at their desks, they mourned their classmates lost in the war.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
