stenographer
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“We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state,” Alfonsi wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Rather, it belonged to a woman from Illinois with a versatile résumé that included writing, acting, engineering and working as a stenographer: Lizzie Magie.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
When Dannett appeared 17 years after Livingston’s conviction, the stenographer was eager to help.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
West also worries the increased record-keeping during the inquiry stage—including bringing in a stenographer to record testimony and labeling all evidence—could deter anyone coming forward with a complaint.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 28, 2023
Yet I knew that it was mine and mine alone, and if it was recorded by a stenographer, I would have a look at it tomorrow.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
The licensing process for these stenographers is significantly longer and more difficult than what voice writers undergo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
But the young women who would have become telephone operators became stenographers, administrative assistants and waitresses instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
He would shake hands with the entire crew if the interview was on camera, and there would often be an embrace for the stenographers busily transcribing his thoughts.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
Pipeline opponents had criticized the Wednesday meeting because oral testimony was only accepted in private to stenographers in a curtained area in a hotel ballroom.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
We saw this happen time after time with Dad’s stenographers and with the cooks who followed Mrs. Cunningham.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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