stenographer
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Pen-and-ink clerks who struggled to top 20 words a minute were displaced by typists who could top 60 wpm, especially if they used new touch-typing techniques pioneered by a Cincinnati stenographer, Elizabeth Longley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025
She spoke so quickly, at least six times during her testimony she was asked to slow down so a court stenographer could keep pace.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
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
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
He suggested she come work for him as his personal stenographer.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Participants in the civil proceedings can hire private stenographers to maintain a record of what’s said, but their services can run thousands of dollars a day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Plus, SpaceX makes Cursor deal, and AI struggles to replace stenographers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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
About 80 people gave oral testimony, taken down by two stenographers, which Wolf said enabled the Corps to receive more comments.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
The stenographers had abandoned their typewriters and were crowded around us.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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