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stenographer

[stuh-nog-ruh-fer] / stəˈnɒg rə fər /


NOUN
court reporter
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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

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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