printing office
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of printing office
First recorded in 1725–35
Example Sentences
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The chief justice apparently never discovered the source of O’Brien’s scoops, though one report suggested that he suspected someone in the court’s printing office, who would have had access to the final drafts.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2022
Early research indicates the building was once home to the Majestic Theater, Federico said, and at another point in its history it was the state printing office.
From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2017
In 1979, he reassigned a typesetter at the court's printing office after concluding that the typesetter had leaked nonpublic information to ABC correspondent Tim O'Brien.
From Slate • Jul. 6, 2012
The public isn't clamoring to own hard copies of the public papers - the printing office produces just a few hundred clothbound copies for sale each year.
From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2010
Johnny stuffed it inside his jacket and ran back to the printing office.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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