spokeswoman

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Recent Examples of spokeswoman Defense companies have accounted for about 15% of its US buyouts for years, a spokeswoman said. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026 In Portage Township, spokeswoman Melissa Deavers said the district hopes to start school on Tuesday. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Detectives of what has since become the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office have been working on the case ever since, said Detective Samantha Choon, an agency spokeswoman. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Michelle Aguayo, an Xcel spokeswoman, said in an email to The Denver Post that the company was disappointed in the decision. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spokeswoman
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  • Her campaign spokesman, Blake Kernan, cited the senator’s personal schedule when asked about her absence from the event by the Washington Examiner.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir will lead an official delegation traveling to Tehran on Monday, Iranian state television reported, citing Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Guard spokesperson Houssem Eddine Jebabli told state news agency TAP that authorities recovered two bodies and transferred them to a hospital on the nearby island of Djerba.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The governor did not elaborate, and a spokesperson for Bonta’s office declined to comment.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Spokeswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spokeswoman. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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