valet
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He served as a White House military valet to the president in his first term, and later joined him as an assistant at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida after he left office.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Christos, a valet at a major Athens hotel, was more irritated.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
It’s designed to be transit-oriented, as the grounds between the Santa Monica Pier and Bay Street will be steps from the E Line terminus, several major bus routes and a bike valet service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
And a $10 charge for trash hauling and $15 for valet trash service, on top of several other fees.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
“I hope they’ve given you a good room, the place is half empty, so if you are uncomfortable mind you make a fuss. Your valet has unpacked for you, I suppose?”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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The valets in the lobby summon golf carts with a flick of the wrist, graciously driving me back and forth from the parking lot.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Instead of leaving their cars on site, guests will hand keys to valets who will deposit vehicles in a Bank of America parking structure a block away.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Instead, he plowed money into services such as ski valets, who wear yellow jackets and help guests carry their gear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
"From valets to duchesses, from three-piece suits to the Roaring Twenties, there is something for every taste," it boasts on its website.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
A common practice was to have jockeys’ room valets open soda cans by puncturing the top with an ice pick, making it impossible to drink more than a few drops at a time.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Besides having a lovely meal, I valeted my car with ease, which allowed me to stroll down the block for a post-dinner constitutional without having to remember which public garage I parked in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
There was plenty of street parking on Thursday night outside of Il Bacco Italian restaurant in Little Neck, Queens, but we valeted the car anyway.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2023
It applies to services too, like having your nails done or getting your car valeted.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2021
Garage parking in Manhattan is almost universally valeted, which, on the one hand, provides some measure of security — but also evokes the valet joyride scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
From The Verge ● Jul. 26, 2015
The man who valeted me was Lawson's own servant.
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan
Instead, Saleh recalled shoveling snow and valeting cars for the actual guests.
From Fox News ● Dec. 2, 2021
Zykiah, 15, decided to set up the company after his family bought him a car valeting kit for Christmas.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2021
Liu and Awkwafina effortlessly riff off each other about the struggles of being the children of Asian and immigrant parents with high expectations, and often defend the valiant, underappreciated profession of valeting.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2021
Maybe that’s what angels do, valeting their wings at the end of a hard day’s flight.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 31, 2018
The valeting in that house was unexceptionable, and the service at table was of a dress-coated decorum worthy of finer dinners than were ever eaten there.
From London Films by William Dean Howells
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