Lexell

[lek-suhl]

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noun

Astronomy.��a comet that passed closer to the earth than any other comet (1770), but now has an orbit that is too distant from the earth for it to be observed.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 2000–05; named after Anders Jean Lexell (1740–84), Finnish-born Russian mathematician, who calculated its orbit

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Olga Lexell, 27, said she had made the minimum wage, plus overtime, as a writers’ production assistant on a TV show in 2016.

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When the studio cut her hours the next season, Ms. Lexell and a colleague approached a showrunner for a raise.

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But like many of the more than 30 assistants interviewed for this article, Ms. Lexell said workers in her position had little or no leverage to negotiate.

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The showrunner said, “You guys are lucky to have these jobs,” Ms. Lexell remembered.

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During the weeks when the show was not in production, Ms. Lexell said, she resorted to filing for unemployment.

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