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scullions

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plural of scullion

as in servants

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Egyptologists have long debated whether the earliest pharaohs of the First Dynasty were buried with various servants and officials to serve them in the afterlife—a form of human sacrifice.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

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This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of maids

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Bayona also described enforcement hurdles that Miami code compliance inspectors must overcome, such as being denied entry into condos by front-desk attendants.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
The assumed inference is that travelers rely on Google for their travel needs and that informative brochures and knowledgeable attendants are a quaint idea that has outlived its usefulness.

— Frank Hosek, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of attendants

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There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

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Unlike ordinary reporting tools, this platform also tracks actual financial results by providing revenue attribution at the SKU level to show which products consumers discover and purchase through the use of AI assistants.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Retailers can start by testing how products appear when shoppers ask AI assistants questions in their own words, and measuring results product by product.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of assistants

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Replacing Disney veteran Alan Braverman in the top in-house legal job, Gutierrez was one of few key Chapek lieutenants to keep his job when Bob Iger returned as CEO in late 2022.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
The letter was sent by the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household, to senior officials in the government and military, as well as lord lieutenants, the king’s personal representatives around the country.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of lieutenants

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Different characters — villains and helpers — pop up along his journey, as well as different tools and weapons.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Guests to The Elf Experience will meet one of Santa’s helpers before entering Papa Elf’s storybook and heading to the North Pole to learn about the life of an elf.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of helpers

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For carpenters, delays and poor weather conditions can disrupt the working hours apprentices need to complete their program, causing some to quit.

— Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The new funding will allow the school to add 16 apprentices, for a total of 51 trainees.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

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