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Recent Examples of clerkship
The attorney general’s prior legal experience includes a clerkship for a federal appeals court judge and a brief stint in private practice.
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Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
The Legal Accountability Project, which seeks to bring more transparency into the clerkship process, filed a formal complaint last year against a different federal judge, Sarah Merriam of the Second Circuit Appeals Court.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Then came a clerkship on the 10th Circuit and a job at a big law firm in Seattle.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 Nov. 2025
Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
The Legal Accountability Project, which seeks to bring more transparency into the clerkship process, filed a formal complaint last year against a different federal judge, Sarah Merriam of the Second Circuit Appeals Court.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
Then came a clerkship on the 10th Circuit and a job at a big law firm in Seattle.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerkship
Noun
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Listen to the full episode to hear Misti get into the real solutions being researched right now, including ritualistic atomic priesthood, songs, and stories.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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Pope Leo sought reconciliation through dialogue and exceptions to restrictions on traditional worship, but the group says his response doesn’t address their priesthood succession concerns.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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In total, the outlets reported that nine abbots and senior monks have stepped down from their roles or been thrown out of the monkhood in relation to Emsawat’s case.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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Enrolling into monkhood may seem like a novel way of making amends, but the practice has become commonplace in Thailand, especially among people who have caused harm in public ways.—
Time,
Time,
29 June 2023
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The diaconate represents the Church’s third degree of holy orders, below the presbyterate, or priests, and episcopate, or bishops.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
5 Dec. 2025
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Vatican observers have long speculated that Francis saw Prevost as a potential successor, especially given his rapid rise and central role in shaping the modern episcopate.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Burgeoning national college football powers at Miami and elsewhere threatened Notre Dame’s place in the national hierarchy.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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But this hate crimes framework also reinforced the power of policing, which functions to perpetuate social hierarchy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Clerkship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerkship. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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