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receptionist

[ri-sep-shuh-nist] / rɪˈsɛp ʃə nɪst /


NOUN
secretary
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A man tricking a hospital receptionist is not exactly a criminal mastermind.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

According to the AP, a former receptionist at the Hôtel de Pourtalès, where the fashion mogul was staying when she was robbed, was awarded the equivalent of $126,472 in the civil damages ruling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

I told the receptionist at the front desk where I was going, and she said she felt guilty that she couldn’t be there herself, because of her evening shift.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

“My heart dropped in my stomach,” says Allyson, a medical receptionist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Once we left, Mr. Ray told me he was having a hard time building up the courage to ask the receptionist lady—her name was Melissa—out on a date.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

Some told the BBC they were working as receptionists or administrators because the number of advertised posts did not match the numbers being trained.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

She posed as a courier, telling the receptionists that the script was requested by an executive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

Though hammam associations have yet to publish statistics on layoffs or lost revenue, they have warned about the effect on owners, chimney technicians and receptionists.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

There will be smarter cars, bipedal warehouse androids, roving grocery bots removing unscanned items from bagging areas, and torso-up AI designed to look like seated female receptionists.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024

He remembered that he had to change shoes and retreated to a comer of the lobby, out of sight of receptionists and guards, to sit on the floor and pull on Eric’s brown Oxfords.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz


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