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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
you'll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk
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as in salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the clerks in the rural parishes were for the most part sons of merchants
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Recent Examples of clerk
In late October, county clerks had already received 226,646 ballots across the four counties.
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Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
But the rollout, which consisted of transferring massive voter datasets from antiquated county systems, was difficult for understaffed and overtaxed county clerk offices.
—ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024
Absentee ballots can be returned at a local clerk's office, at a secure drop box, or through the mail.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Take proof of residency — a driver's license, utility bill, bank statement or paycheck are acceptable — to your local clerk's office by 8pm.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
But the rollout, which consisted of transferring massive voter datasets from antiquated county systems, was difficult for understaffed and overtaxed county clerk offices.
—ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024
Absentee ballots can be returned at a local clerk's office, at a secure drop box, or through the mail.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Take proof of residency — a driver's license, utility bill, bank statement or paycheck are acceptable — to your local clerk's office by 8pm.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles County registrar did not update results over the weekend — the last tally there was released at 5 p.m. on Friday — but Tran is leading there with 56.26% of the vote.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Orange County registrar of voters does not independently verify the citizenship of people registering to vote, the release said.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Other familiar faces set to reappear include Gong Yoo as the sharp-suited salesman who finds new recruits for the high-stakes competition, Wi Ha-joon as infiltrating detective Hwang Jun-ho, and Lee Byung-hun as a masked frontman overseeing the game and pulling all the strings.Amarachi Orie, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Eric said that the family had gardens because Edward couldn’t support six kids on his salary as a salesman.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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The hot priest advises Eddie to earn forgiveness and stop punishing himself and then suggests that Eddie do something joyful after his penance.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Slate says that, in 1905, an issue of The Cambrian, a magazine for Welsh Americans, featured an anecdote involving a priest who, following a service, pulled a clerk aside to ask whether his sermon had been long enough.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Doug Collins Trump named Doug Collins to be his secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.Kinsey Crowley, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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McMahon, the former Small Business Administration director, will be secretary during what could be turbulent times for the department.Erin Doherty, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Unwilling to let the hate go unchallenged, May and Saint decided to kiss in front of the hate preachers and have their friend, Alie Strehl (@potatecreates on Instagram), take a photo.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The phone rings, the subway busker hollers, the preacher sermonizes, the garbage truck backs up, the microwave announces that dinner is hot — and every one of those ordinary acoustic events, boosted by digital technology, clamors for our attention, mostly with little success.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
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In Israel, the country’s right-wing leadership was thrilled by Trump’s victory, with ultranationalist ministers openly celebrating on social media.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz will take over as the country's new defense minister.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The first hint of photosynthesis came from experiments by English clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestly.Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Among the clergymen cited in the lawsuits that were settled Wednesday, Father Michael Baker is one of the priests with the most victims.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Feulner came from a devout Roman Catholic family, while Weyrich himself was an ordained deacon of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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Earlier in the year LaBeouf was confirmed into the Catholic Church with intentions of becoming a deacon.Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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