as in stewards
a person who takes care of church buildings and property and often rings the church's bell during services
a sexton who kept the church immaculate for over forty-five years
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He was called to the stewards and slapped with a one-race ban that rules him out of Sunday's Grand Prix.—
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20 June 2026 -
The crew of 18 includes a physician, an executive chef, guides, and stewards who travel with the group.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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In early modernity, women were the keepers of this obsessive temporality of attention—of the current of time that flows beneath event, beneath change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Dock at the southern edge of the island and climb the stairs to see the orchards and gardens planted by former lighthouse keepers and tended by the National Park Service today.—
Katherine Lawless,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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“Sextons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sextons. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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