secretarial
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He assembled a research team to gather source documents, and a secretarial squad to which he dictated with a fervor he would make famous in World War II.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
That turned into an offer of secretarial work, and then a far more adventurous gig as an observer.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025
The Marcellus report also points out that white-collar urban jobs are becoming harder to come by as artificial intelligence automates clerical, secretarial and other routine work.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
Trump’s secretarial nominations for the Treasury and Commerce departments were in attendance.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2025
“Very well. Fra Pavel, you would do well to continue that line of investigation. Whatever you need in the way of clerical or secretarial help is yours to command. Please stand down.”
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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