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
City attorney may be ousted in primary Until this primary, an incumbent city attorney had made the runoff in Los Angeles since 1933, according to a city archivist.
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Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
As a teenager, John Tefteller worked for Groucho Marx as an archivist and audio engineer.
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Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also the current acting national security adviser, and in February of this year stepped down as acting archivist of the United States.
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Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
2 June 2026
That's according to Stacey Peeples, the hospital's curator and archivist.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
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Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
As a teenager, John Tefteller worked for Groucho Marx as an archivist and audio engineer.
—
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also the current acting national security adviser, and in February of this year stepped down as acting archivist of the United States.
—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
2 June 2026
That's according to Stacey Peeples, the hospital's curator and archivist.
—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
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While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies at the end of 2025 made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, the HHS assistant secretary for planning and evaluation report cited efforts to crack down on improper signups.
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Linda McMahon, the Education secretary, pitched the changes as a way to get more help to families of kids with disabilities.
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Adriana Valasis, an N+ reporter in Mexico City who has covered World Cups and the Olympic Games, has seen firsthand how the Mexican national team lifted the fans’ spirits and brought Mexican society together.
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Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY.
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Netanyahu, the son of a historian, grew up in Jerusalem’s elite circles and served in the military’s prestigious Sayeret Matkal commando unit.
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Making the Case As historian Carl Becker observed in his influential study of the declaration, the document was never meant to provide a balanced or comprehensive inventory of Colonial complaints.
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Dean Logan, the head of the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk’s office, said his office is fighting to contain a wave of election misinformation, including some that is amplified by the White House.
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More voters registered Voter registration was up this year from the last primary, data from the county registrar show.
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The airplane was not equipped with a crashworthy voice or data recorder, like those that record flight data on commercial planes, nor was it required to be, investigators said.
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Dean Logan, the head of the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk’s office, said his office is fighting to contain a wave of election misinformation, including some that is amplified by the White House.
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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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