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Recent Examples of stenography
The first year focuses on learning stenography theory.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
Over 25 months, the cost of professional services/fees for the Carolina Blue matter topped $500,000, according to documents obtained by The Athletic.
Invoices in the Carolina Blue matter listed an additional $120,000 for court reporting, which is generally a reference to stenography services.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
His mother, Dorothy (Siegel) Gitlin, taught typing and stenography.
—New York Times, 5 Feb. 2022
During this seeming golden age, the leading news organizations adjusted their fundamental relationship to government, shifting from a kind of elevated stenography to the critical journalism that has become the norm.
—Jacob Weisberg, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
Over 25 months, the cost of professional services/fees for the Carolina Blue matter topped $500,000, according to documents obtained by The Athletic.
Invoices in the Carolina Blue matter listed an additional $120,000 for court reporting, which is generally a reference to stenography services.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
His mother, Dorothy (Siegel) Gitlin, taught typing and stenography.
—New York Times, 5 Feb. 2022
During this seeming golden age, the leading news organizations adjusted their fundamental relationship to government, shifting from a kind of elevated stenography to the critical journalism that has become the norm.
—Jacob Weisberg, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
See All Example Sentences for stenography
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stenography
Noun
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The neighborhood Qiantan is not yet shorthand for glamour—and that’s precisely its appeal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Perched above Los Angeles like a promise, the Hollywood Sign has long stood as shorthand for ambition, illusion and the strange alchemy of fame.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Angie worked in the Justice Building under Attorney General Robert Kennedy and did steno and typing.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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This novel following three women getting into the Manhattan steno pool has the career girl front and center.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Stenography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stenography. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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