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archivist

noun

Definition of archivist

as in secretary

a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive consulted with the archivist in conducting her research

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Recent Examples of archivist Lialina’s practice as an artist and archivist revolves the uneven promises of permanence, loss, maintenance, and distribution that the internet, in its many formats and phases, represents. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Most had already been preserved by an archivist, but a few strays had to be tracked down before they could all be laid out across the 20,000-square-foot second floor of Kith‘s office (prior to it being built out). — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Almost 250 archivists have contributed to the project so far, and anyone is welcome to help document this wide and weird subsection of urban planning. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026 Stern didn’t set out to become the internet’s bad-boss archivist. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for archivist

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Perhaps a handful of judges would be confirmed, but Cabinet secretaries would face long slogs.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to the Air Force cadets prior to attending the game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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The exhibition also introduces audiences to the French artisans and consultants, from cabinetmakers to food historians, that brought Coppola’s decadent vision to life.

— Stephanie Sporn, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
For Salvadoran-American food historian Karla Tatiana Vasquez, what started as a quest to document the recipes of her past transformed into the preservation of history from the spoken accounts of grandmothers, mothers and friends.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026

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The ballots were mailed to the correct voters, are still valid and can be completed and returned normally by those voters, the recorder’s office said in a statement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Also contact your county recorder, local district attorney or state attorney general as directed in your area.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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