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Noun
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Southlake Carroll’s game against Hebron was also called official with the Dragons leading 35-7 in the third quarter.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025 -
No other referees intervene in this system and the on-pitch official will review every goal, regardless of whether they are asked.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The attackers robbed what was then a clothing store and killed two clerks.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Finally, in December 2024, a robber pulled into a 7-Eleven parking lot in American Canyon, pulled a gun on the clerk and left with $58,624 from the safe, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the Milei administration, one main node of this network appears to be advisor Caputo, who isn’t officially a public servant but rather a freelancer, and therefore doesn’t have to disclose wealth or assets.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Our judges are dedicated public servants who serve with integrity.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Mary Roy, too, married to flee violence—her father, a civil servant under the British, beat his wife and whipped his children—only to find that her husband was an incorrigible drunk.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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Mass firings of civil servants, the dismissal of government watchdogs, the weaponization of the military against our citizens, the use of the national budget as a cudgel, and the dehumanization of immigrants.—
Stacey Abrams,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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The bill would also apply to the next president and vice president, though not to the current officeholders.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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The vast majority of big statewide races in Wisconsin the past 30 years have been, to some degree, referendums on an incumbent officeholder.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Officiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officiary. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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