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Kawakami’s novel centers on Fuyuko, a freelance proofreader whose solitary routine shifts after meeting Mitsutsuka, a physics teacher.—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2026 Vulnerable professions include legal assistants, proofreaders, telephone operators and insurance claims clerks.—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 May 2026 As a professional proofreader, Fuyuko (Yukino Kishii) spends her days and nights finding and correcting mistakes.—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 18 May 2026 The purist in question was Margaret Mutch, a longtime copy editor and proofreader.—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for proofreader