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scullions

noun

plural of scullion

as in servants

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Raised by servants and educated by an uncle, Sade was a spoiled child with a temper and a taste for rebellion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Protecting the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is essential to ensuring America can continue recruiting and retaining the public servants our communities depend on.

— Verna L. Williams, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of servants

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Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Lee takes early meetings at a nearby hotel that could be in any country, except that the room service is delivered by robots painted in the livery of butlers and maids.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of maids

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Judy impulsively led a hundred disabled people into this federal building, many of whom went in without their attendants or their caregivers and then had to figure out how to survive in this building over this 30 days.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
The century-of-leather theme was carried out in the details, with a film tracing Montblanc’s history playing behind two attendants stationed with open Writing Traveler briefcases, while an oversize walk-in bag doubled as the night’s photo op.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of attendants

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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
The handmaids’ crimson robes evolved into protest iconography around the world because the story captured fears about authoritarianism and gender more viscerally than overt political messaging ever could.

— Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Definition of handmaidens

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That led Broncos assistants Joe Lombardi and Pete Carmichael, two former Saints coaches, to quietly reach out to Brees.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
At the Stadium of Light on Saturday though, referee John Brooks was on his own, as his assistants were in no position to help.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of assistants

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The letter was sent by the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household, to senior officials in the government and military, as well as lord lieutenants, the king’s personal representatives around the country.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
In addition to the emails, call logs obtained by this news organization show that team officials held at least four phone calls with two lieutenants and a program manager on July 22 and July 24.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of lieutenants

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Guests to The Elf Experience will meet one of Santa’s helpers before entering Papa Elf’s storybook and heading to the North Pole to learn about the life of an elf.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Armed with a beat-up van, a trunk full of trapping gear and a cohort of helpers, Jacquie Navratil leads Luxe Paws, a trap-and-release network that has helped more than 19,000 cats since 2012.

— Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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