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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

One of the attractions of the merger, he said later, was that the other firm had a receptionist and a Xerox machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

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

The beehive receptionist gave me the message that Dad's seminar was running over so he'd be a bit late.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Sandra, also 66, admits receptionists can't always give people they want.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 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

In addition to the faculty unrest, more than 4,000 non-academic student workers in jobs from IT support to receptionists are in the final stages of a union organizing campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 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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