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officiary

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as in official

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An Allan Hancock College spokesperson confirmed the detention and said college officials were not notified in advance.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
There have been 1,004 cases, including 198 hospitalizations and five deaths, state officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

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Lennon, the Boone County clerk, predicted that there will be uncertainty as to whether the election winners can even be seated in Congress; surely, there will be litigation to that end.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
As recently as fall 2023, the stepmother ran into Laura Hamilton, who was working as a clerk at a Dollar Tree in town, and Hamilton indicated that Kari Siira still lived in her home under her care, according to court records.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

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He was taken to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and is facing charges of felony voting intimidation, bribery, threatening a public servant, unlawful use of police insignia, and disorderly conduct.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
Thank you, Jack Smith, for being a dedicated public servant and continuing to do the right thing to help protect American democracy, even after unfounded threats of prosecution.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of public servant

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Local governments are running deficits, with many struggling to pay teachers and civil servants their salaries and benefits on time.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Emmanuel Marre | Belgium | 155 min Cannes Best Screenplay winner A MAN OF HIS TIME stars ANATOMY OF A FALL’s Swann Arlaud as a Vichy civil servant whose faith in government collapses amid collaboration, bureaucracy, and moral surrender.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of civil servant

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DuVernay says her team approached nearly 300 GOP officeholders, but only a little more than a dozen engaged with them at all.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
The officeholder also serves as president of the State Senate and can cast tie-breaking legislative votes.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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