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desk

[desk] / dɛsk /


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During the same visit, each person completed a fourth set of three measurements while their arm was supported on a desk.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, demand for female professionals is rising, while some women are changing careers to take up trades which they see as more AI-proof than their desk jobs.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

Lunch happens at her desk, with the camera off during a remote meeting.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

I drew nearer to the desk and placed my hands on the back of one of the chairs.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

Dust and debris covered chairs and desks in the regional ministry offices.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

The biggest set is the interior of the police headquarters – an open-plan office with personal effects on each of the desks and boards of photographs and details of the fictional cases they're working on.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

We were given desks near each other and were each given a calculating machine.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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