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Recent Examples of gofers
The gophers that have made your back yard the Penn Station of the gopher world?
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Broti Gupta, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Broti Gupta, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gofers
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Of course, even tech pros seem to be struggling to control their AI assistants at times.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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That’s the tax paid for having so much success, as other teams will want to hire away your assistants.—
Connor Riley,
AJC.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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In Coach, railroad attendants use items like railroad spikes and timetables to bring the historic experience to life, while the cars themselves feature new interior graphics of the Grand Canyon.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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This week, Vogue spoke to Madden about moving from memoir to fiction, shadowing projectionists and gas station attendants to get a feel for her characters’ worlds, creating a mood board for her writing projects, and complicating our cultural understanding of abuse.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Ironically, a hiring surge of factotums has helped push San Diego to the financial brink.—
Kate Callen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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During turndown, housekeepers leave artisanal soap and sachets of lavender instead of the standard chocolates on the pillow.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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The union represents about 1,700 workers at Northwestern Memorial, including dietary workers, housekeepers and patient care technicians, among others.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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On Friday, some of her followers made the trek to the mural only to find that the logo had already been painted over with a lighter shade of purple.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Unlike Jesus’s followers who doubted his resurrection, crypto’s true disciples aren’t losing faith.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Gofers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gofers. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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