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officiary

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as in official

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Election officials have said there was simply no way to carry out a complete overhaul in the weeks before the midterms.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Airport officials said the additional revenue would help pay for new parking amenities, as well as rising debt and operating costs.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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Requests for comment sent to the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and the local circuit court clerk were not immediately returned.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
The court clerk of Oklahoma’s Western District declined to comment on behalf of the district and the judges.

— Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

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Billy McFatridge, 29, has been charged in a state district court in Travis County with making a terroristic threat against a public servant.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
From animal welfare advocates and public servants to working and therapy animals, the honorees will be recognized at the ASPCA’s annual Humane Awards in New York City.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of public servant

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Such a large amount is a shock to ordinary civil servants who earn six or seven thousand yuan a month.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Among ordinary Russians and civil servants alike, proliferating social controls and prosecutions for treason have created a pervasive climate of mistrust and fueled a sense of paralysis.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

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Why must Illinoisans go to the polls in November, to elect federal and statewide officeholders, then vote again for their mayors and other city officeholders a mere three months later?

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Bass had also left the deputy mayor of public safety position vacant after the former officeholder fabricated a bomb threat against City Hall.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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