correspondent

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was awkwardly dispatched to soothe the financial markets while doubling as a kind of economic war correspondent.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

He was White House correspondent from 2012 to 2014 during President Obama’s second term and returned to the assignment in 2018 to cover President Trump.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Your humble correspondent cannot claim to be a communist sympathizer, but shouldn’t we all spare a thought for anyone who has to sit through endless hours of Marxist speeches without so much as a cocktail?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

An AFP correspondent saw smoke billowing from a bridge that was hit outside the city of Tyre.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

It is a good way round from the West Cliff by the Drawbridge to Tate Hill Pier, but your correspondent is a fairly good runner, and came well ahead of the crowd.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker