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servant

[sur-vuhnt] / ˈsɜr vənt /


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Bronya, a civil servant, says they could have put down a bigger deposit but wanted to use their savings for a renovation project costing upwards of £20,000.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The rules were proposed in a review by former civil servant Philip Rycroft aimed at countering foreign influence in UK politics.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

As Marzio sang his only aria, summoning Farnace to war, he changed his outfit, making Farnace hand him armor pieces like a servant.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The US military presence will remain a major issue for Koja, a former civil servant who was also a deputy mayor of Naha, the region's capital city.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Our teacher motions toward the back closet like a queen waving to a lowly servant.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

And one of the most often-discussed potential growth opportunities for the industry, humanoid household servants, is at least 10 to 20 years away, Hurst said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

There was a “recognition that donnish brainpower—whether embodied in scientific experts, staff office strategists, temporary civil servants or economists tasked with Lend-Lease negotiations—had played a significant part in winning the war.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Using crowdsourcing techniques, VroniPlag Wiki in Germany and Dissernet in Russia have exposed numerous instances of plagiarism by public servants in their dissertations and academic publications.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

High-performing civil servants will be sent to work in mayoral offices in England, as part of the prime minister's efforts to transfer power from central government to local leaders.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

A few unfortunate servants were tossing fat gold coins into the street, warding off the pixies as best they could.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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