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
“Nadezhda Petrovna,” he called out to his stenographer.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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California’s largest public sector union and the court reporters it represents warn the decision could allow the state’s court systems to stop hiring stenographers.
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
Her research brought her to Brooklyn criminal court, and in 2004, she found one of the stenographers who had transcribed the trial.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
The women sought work as typewriters, stenographers, seamstresses, and weavers.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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