as in official
a worker in a government agency
the officious mandarins in the motor vehicles department refused to let me renew my license without all of the required forms
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Recent Examples of mandarin
Their go-to picks include easy handheld items like mandarins, veggie chips, yogurt drinks, Babybel cheese and string cheese snacks that travel well between sports, dance and days at the pool.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 July 2025
Squeeze some clementine or tangerine or mandarin juice over everything.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
Clementines This flavorful fruit—a hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange—is one of Haar’s favorite choices for a nutrient-dense snack or even dessert.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025
Their 2022 has aromas of lemon blossom, almond flowers, mandarin, and green apple with a whiff of sandalwood incense.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 July 2025
Squeeze some clementine or tangerine or mandarin juice over everything.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
Clementines This flavorful fruit—a hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange—is one of Haar’s favorite choices for a nutrient-dense snack or even dessert.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025
Their 2022 has aromas of lemon blossom, almond flowers, mandarin, and green apple with a whiff of sandalwood incense.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandarin
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Israel's assault on Gaza since October 2023 has killed over 64,000 people, according to Palestinian health officials, while internally displacing almost all Gaza's population, and set off a starvation crisis.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Polish officials said Russian drones pierced their airspace 19 times from late Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Epstein's cabal of politicians, bureaucrats, and elites who turned a blind eye must be held accountable.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Every head of every government in the world has been frustrated with bureaucrats.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The attackers robbed what was then a clothing store and killed two clerks.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Finally, in December 2024, a robber pulled into a 7-Eleven parking lot in American Canyon, pulled a gun on the clerk and left with $58,624 from the safe, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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After my long flight home, I was relieved that the late-night visitor turned out to be nothing more than city workers on the job (and their job in this case, while surprising, didn't turn out to be too destructive).—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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After California’s deal with Uber and Lyft, other states have moved forward with similar attempts to allow workers to unionize.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Al Jazeera employees even reportedly work with the terrorist group to identify protesters.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP What To Know The Secret Service has launched an internal review into the screening failure on August 31, and the employee responsible for searching the guest's bag has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of that review, the agency said.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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But this newsletter is more focused on how Trump and his fawning functionaries speak about and for him.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Previously, Abbas had served as a longtime PLO functionary, acting as the group’s foreign emissary and fundraiser.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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What’s most important, both men say, is to allow the career civil servants at BLS to carry out their jobs.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, Liu Yuliang, a civil servant in Xinjiang, was ordered to the home of a young police officer in his village.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Mandarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandarin. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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