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The stenotypist read the question back, and he said, “Operation Marigold.”

From Washington Post

Pressing one or more letters on a 22-button keyboard, the stenotypist writes phonetically, omitting letters that are not sounded, or uses one of 3,000 standard abbreviations to represent a familiar word or phrase.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sitting behind a seven-foot mahogany desk, Ike spent his mornings dictating speeches to a male stenotypist, conferring with his staff or answering letters.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the man who was arrested was a local African employed as a stenotypist in the U.S. embassy.

From Time Magazine Archive

His voice has all the emotion of a stenotypist reading back a transcript.

From Time Magazine Archive