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scullions

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plural of scullion

as in servants

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Banks paid millions of dollars by today’s standards to bring along a botanist, artists, servants, his greyhound and scientific equipment.

— Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
The remains of these servants, or retainers, were first excavated from the funerary complexes at Abydos, eastern Egypt, which date from around 3000 BC, in the 1920s.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of servants

Noun

Winnicott saw his own childhood as one held together by an entire assemblage of women, among them his biological mother, two sisters, a governess, a nanny, and a house full of maids.

— Jamie Hood, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
As Sissy and Flo, a pair of maids who work for Jesse and who see everything, this cheeky, charismatic duo winds up being Wanted’s secret pair of stars.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of maids

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Artnews reports that the work had been displayed unbolted on a plinth for the duration of the fair’s November 4–8 run, and that there had been four attendants on duty the day it was taken.

— News Desk, Artforum, 12 Nov. 2026
The union bargains with the Chicago Parking Association, which represents the more than a dozen private parking companies that employ the parking garage attendants, porters and customer service representatives represented by Local 727.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of attendants

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There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of handmaidens

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And with pitching coach Matt Blake on a new three-year deal, his assistants, Preston Claiborne and Desi Druschel, will return, too.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
Those include testimony from former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Epstein’s former lawyer and accountant, and two of his former assistants.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of assistants

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Hopkins’ two top lieutenants heading the distribution team are Sarah Bergman, an HBO veteran who most recently was WBD’s EVP of networks and streaming distribution, and Mickey Carter, formerly EVP of distribution for Paramount.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Only Veach, his lieutenants and coach Andy Reid know that answer.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of lieutenants

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Mel Melcon/ Getty Images General admission to the rink, including skate rental is $22, for a locker its $5 more, and skate helpers are $6.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Some use a circular motion; others like the zigzag approach (best to choose helpers that haven’t consumed wine at dinner).

— Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of helpers

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In 2025, Google committed $10 million to the Electrical Training Alliance to help train more than 100,000 electricians and 30,000 new apprentices within five years.

— Phillip Marangella, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
In addition to its own team of more than a dozen chefs and apprentices, Home Chef has also featured menu collaborations with celebrity chefs, including Giada De Laurentiis, Rachael Ray and Gordon Ramsay.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

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