receptionist
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"He walked into the hotel and told the receptionist that his girlfriend was upstairs having a seizure. He asked what room I was in and what floor I was staying on," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The receptionist handed him a key before directing him upstairs to Lucy's room, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Ines works as a receptionist at a local hotel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The receptionist gently explained the delay: There was one less bus running due to an incident involving a run-over iguana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Thirty minutes later, they walked into the adult detention center and stood in front of the receptionist.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
She posed as a courier, telling the receptionists that the script was requested by an executive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
From scheduling by phone to the welcoming receptionists who were so kind to the mammogram tech, they all did a wonderful job of getting me through my annual checkup!
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 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
Such "welfare jobs," as they are known in China, include roles as receptionists, office administrators, security guards and community workers.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2023
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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