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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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George Gross, an expert on theology and the monarchy at King’s College London, said Monday's meeting was historic, particularly given the Vatican doesn't recognize the female priesthood.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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The gig becomes a lonely endeavor, however, when the pandemic hits and he’s confined to a depopulated campus, sent unwillingly into a kind of monkhood.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 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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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
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McGinniss watches and lives and eats with the team, painting enchanting portraits of the team hierarchy at work over many-course meals.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The Spanish hierarchy had largely dismissed the scale of abuse in their church for decades until a newspaper began documenting a legacy of abuse and cover-up.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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“Clerkship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerkship. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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