archivist

as in secretary
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 archivist Rubio became secretary of state on Jan. 21, 2025, the U.S. Agency for International Development administrator on Feb. 3, archivist of the United States on Feb. 16, and national security adviser on May 1. Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025 Rubio is also the acting archivist of the United States. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 May 2025 Kubota was accompanied by Linda Canada, a former archivist and educational outreach coordinator at the Japanese American Historical Society in San Diego. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 The nature of guilt proves elusive as the archivists learn of the river chalet, a lovely little lodge where a cadre of young, industrious camp administrators went to rest and recharge, to rejuvenate before returning to work long and hard amid the smoke billowing from the crematoria. Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for archivist
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  • During the ceremony, Jerry Miranda, secretary of the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 70, read the names of local veterans who have died within the past year.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
  • The sheer complexity of a deal, which will take years to complete and require multiagency input, forced Trump’s first treasury secretary to shelve their sale, and experts believe the same hurdles pose significant challenges this time around, too.
    Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2025
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  • Peter Navarro, Trump’s top trade adviser, told reporters Thursday that the Administration will still find a way to implement the tariffs regardless of the court ruling on Trump’s use of emergency powers.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 30 May 2025
  • Miami Herald 305-376-3619 Miami Herald consumer trends reporter Howard Cohen, a 2017 Media Excellence Awards winner, has covered pop music, theater, health and fitness, obituaries, municipal government, breaking news and general assignment.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
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  • Most historians who have studied the event estimate the death toll to be between 75 and 300 people.
    James Powel, USA Today, 4 June 2025
  • Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
    Time, Time, 4 June 2025
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  • But just as much of the malicious texting market is driven by Chinese gangs, the most dangerous TLDs are issued by Chinese registrars.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • The supervisors selected Curtis from a pool of five finalists that included Shasta County’s current deputy registrar of voters and top elections workers from around the country.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
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  • Together, the two properties sold for $5.6 million, according to the county recorder’s office.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
  • Young told reporters that the team did not know whether the ship had a recorder, like a black box, on board.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025

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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivist. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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