desk
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The researchers say the findings reinforce clinical recommendations that call for the patient's arm to be firmly supported on a desk or another surface during blood pressure measurement.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
The review found he was handed the key less than three minutes after approaching the reception desk, by a receptionist who had received no training in key security.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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
Deep in a bunker, a device resembling an alarm clock sits on the desk of Maj.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He waved me forward from behind his desk.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Executives are now guiding for a cooler third quarter for their trading desks, weighed down in part by their fixed-income trading businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some rested on cots and benches with their dogs in hallways, while others lay with blankets on the floors of classrooms where desks and chairs were pushed to the side.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
Dozens of “staff members” fill rows of desks in the bullpen — some clack away on keyboards, others have phone receivers sandwiched between their head and shoulders while taking notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
We were given desks near each other and were each given a calculating machine.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
