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College graduates who spent decades believing their degree was a shield against obsolescence are about to get a taste of what coal miners, steelworkers, typists and travel agents have already endured.
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Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
But after about a month, his typing skills landed him a job as a typist at the American legation in Stockholm, DiGeorge said.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The split-key layout and angled keys on an Alice keyboard can take a while getting used to because the memory muscle of a typist’s fingers need a certain amount of retraining.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Moving from her native Detroit to New York City, Jordan worked as a secretary and typist alongside her music career to make ends meet.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
But after about a month, his typing skills landed him a job as a typist at the American legation in Stockholm, DiGeorge said.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The split-key layout and angled keys on an Alice keyboard can take a while getting used to because the memory muscle of a typist’s fingers need a certain amount of retraining.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Moving from her native Detroit to New York City, Jordan worked as a secretary and typist alongside her music career to make ends meet.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Typist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typist. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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typist
noun
typ·ist
ˈtī-pəst 
: a person who types especially as a job
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