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Noun
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Maybe Aziraphale’s hope of using him to bring about peace on Earth, the part of the plan his subordinates seem to find most objectionable, isn’t so misplaced after all.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
13 May 2026 -
Over the years, Braunwald continued his work, his brusque manner occasionally rubbing his subordinates and colleagues the wrong way.—
Lawrence K. Altman,
STAT,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats searched 1,047 square miles over 24 hours, finding debris near the location where the EPIRB was activated, along with the captain’s body and an unoccupied life raft that had been deployed.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Ordinary workshop cutters would have struggled with both the scale and material constraints, making outsourcing the most reliable option for maintaining structural integrity and dimensional precision in the build.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
Noun
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In 2011, the teenage prince, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, arrived at USC with a small army of servants for an undergrad filled with luxury Lakers suites, exotic cars and a full-time residence at the Beverly Wilshire hotel.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Chunhyang tried to get a message to him through servants, but the messages never reached him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Noun
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But the occupant of the Oval Office doesn’t want his underlings engaging in self-promotion and vindictive lawsuits.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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And all the while underlings scrambled madly for a correct number.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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The common foe of all is expansionist Iran and its handmaidens Hamas and Hezbollah.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The man could walk into any ballpark in the league and know the names of the clubhouse attendants, stadium workers and staff members who often go unnoticed.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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While some rides have computer systems that can help alert attendants to potential problems, attendants are in charge of checking restraints, conducting daily maintenance and operation inspections, and dispatch rides.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Sources close to SkyShowtime said Paramount’s WBD deal had created palpable uncertainty among employees, leading to speculation about how the mega-merger will affect SkyShowtime’s shareholder structure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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The layoffs do not affect its coffeehouse employees.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Soaked in a meaty mushroom stock, dredged in flour, and dunked in buttermilk, these crispy, tender mushrooms are extra delicious.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Top shrimp mixture with cilantro leaves with tender stems and serve with warm tortillas and lime wedges for building fajitas.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 May 2026
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“Auxiliaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auxiliaries. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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