archivists

noun

plural of archivist
as in reporters
a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive consulted with the archivist in conducting her research

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Recent Examples of archivists Before archivists can preserve a record, the record must survive long enough to make it into their hands. — Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026 What archivists found inside changed the story entirely. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 The estate has hired archivists and engineers to catalog and digitize the remaining 55 percent of the work in the vault that’s undocumented. — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2026 Since the diocese’s founding in 1976, clergy members and archivists have curated unique pieces of Orange County history to preserve its culture and faith. — Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 18 June 2026 To prepare for the release of the 1926 census, archivists spent nearly three years conserving, digitizing and transcribing the decades-old data, McBride said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 For the past decade, a team of scholars, librarians, and archivists have used bibliographical clues—including inscriptions and bookplates—to piece back together a record of Schomburg’s groundbreaking collection. — Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 Hollywood archivists will appreciate all the new interview footage with an octogenarian Dern, and the endless compilations of film clips provide a foundation for anyone looking into Dern’s filmography for the first time. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 Variety will tap its vast archive and collaborate with NBCUniversal archivists to document milestone moments, with an emphasis on NBC’s legacy of innovation and its endurance as a cornerstone of media and entertainment business. — William Earl, Variety, 13 May 2026
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  1. reporters
  2. historians
  3. secretaries
  4. registrars
Noun
  • Court reporters say the job can be performed only by a human being, who can intervene to ensure everyone is heard and who bears responsibility if a transcript is missing or incomplete.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Cunningham shared her thoughts on the White House's post while speaking to reporters on Friday.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of reporters
Noun
  • For historians like Bunn and Smith, however, the story of East and West Florida serves as a reminder that Florida's role in America's founding was far different than many people learned in school.
    — Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The Founding Fathers left behind extensive writings, but new discoveries continue to deepen historians' understanding of America's most influential figures.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of historians
Noun
  • How — and to what extent — AI might reshape her profession remains to be seen, but jobs for administrative assistants and secretaries have been dwindling for decades.
    — Claire Savage, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Democratic and some Republican secretaries of state balked, and federal lawsuits followed.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of secretaries
Noun
  • County registrars will now validate signatures from both ballot measures and report the results to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office will ultimately rubber-stamp the proposals to appear on voters’ ballots.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13.
    — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of registrars

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