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archivists

noun

plural of archivist

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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 archivists Before archivists can preserve a record, the record must survive long enough to make it into their hands. — Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026 Since the diocese’s founding in 1976, clergy members and archivists have curated unique pieces of Orange County history to preserve its culture and faith. — Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 June 2026 Hollywood archivists will appreciate all the new interview footage with an octogenarian Dern, and the endless compilations of film clips provide a foundation for anyone looking into Dern’s filmography for the first time. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 Variety will tap its vast archive and collaborate with NBCUniversal archivists to document milestone moments, with an emphasis on NBC’s legacy of innovation and its endurance as a cornerstone of media and entertainment business. — William Earl, Variety, 13 May 2026 To prepare for the release of the 1926 census, archivists spent nearly three years conserving, digitizing and transcribing the decades-old data, McBride said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 The estate has hired archivists and engineers to catalog and digitize the remaining 55 percent of the work in the vault that’s undocumented. — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2026 What archivists found inside changed the story entirely. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 For the past decade, a team of scholars, librarians, and archivists have used bibliographical clues—including inscriptions and bookplates—to piece back together a record of Schomburg’s groundbreaking collection. — Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026

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Noun

And then there are other analysts and reporters, such as Mark Clattenburg, Geoff Shreeves, Alex Aljoe and Katie Shanahan.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
In recent months, the department subpoenaed reporters from the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal in national-security cases.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Definition of reporters

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No one really knows how many the mob murdered that afternoon, but historians generally agree the number ranges from dozens to hundreds.

— Lee Cowan, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Advertisement Its arrival in London marks the first time in nearly a 1,000 years that the tapestry has returned to the country where it is widely believed to have been made, drawing widespread interest from historians and the public.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026

Definition of historians

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Like other independent agencies, the EAC is designed to operate outside the direct control of the President or his Cabinet secretaries and maintain a degree of autonomy from the executive branch.

— Connor Greene, Time, 10 July 2026
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council, two main trade groups, publicly celebrated their meetings with the secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture departments in the spring.

— Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 7 July 2026

Definition of secretaries

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Once certified, petitioners then have just over two months to collect and submit the requisite number of signatures to local registrars and ultimately the Secretary of State.

— Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
But registrars in Orange and Los Angeles counties have already certified their election results, so voters have a fairly clear picture of who will be on their ballots in the fall.

— Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 July 2026

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