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desk

[desk] / dɛsk /


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They join a growing pile of bills on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk as the legislature nears the end of its two-year session, which adjourns early this week.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

A bipartisan package of bills aimed at punishing unethical attorneys and hedge funds that have flourished within California’s legal industry is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Rich Privorotsky, head of Delta One trading at Goldman Sachs, told clients in a desk note published Monday that this index had now fallen 40% since the end of June.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Market moves in biotech stocks were a “9/10 pain day for investors,” Morgan Stanley’s trading desk wrote to clients on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

He grabbed that snake by the neck and yanked it out of the desk.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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

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

A statement from Easyjet said: "Due to a water supply issue affecting London Gatwick Airport, bag drop desks are temporarily opening two hours before departure instead of three hours."

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The company introduced flexible working, fidget toys in meeting rooms, and red or green "busy lights" on desks, that allow staff to indicate whether they're happy to be disturbed.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

In the hall between our rooms, he presses a button, and a door slides open to a small open room, four toilets lined side by side like a row of desks in a classroom.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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