interviewee
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interviewees
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The surprise star of the film is John Waters, a very funny interviewee whose close friendship with Oliver had a sort of opposites-attract logic: The pope of trash meets the poet of nature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Odds swung whenever a new Bessent interviewee was revealed and whenever the president made an offhand comment on any potential nominee.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
During the protest, Lemon said that he was not associated with the demonstrators, but was present as a member of the press after he followed an interviewee into the church.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026
One interviewee, called Ieuan, told researchers he had been told not to speak Welsh with his solicitor during a meeting that was supposed to be private and confidential.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
I was very confused about why the window was set up in such a way that the human connection was lost between the interviewer and the interviewee.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
But Louise Rudd, a senior adviser at the workplace advice and conciliation service Acas, says there are no regulations that prevent employers from asking interviewees about their current salary, or their salary expectations.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
As a journalist who has covered North Korea, it has often been easier for me to contact interviewees in Pyongyang than it is in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The clearest dividing line our interviewees described was orientation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Oh, I have a friend who does that,” “Oh, my cousin swears by it,” I began hearing from people as soon as I started looking for interviewees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
In many places I’ve adopted the words interviewees used to describe their worlds and experiences.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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