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paperwork

[pey-per-wurk] / ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrk /
NOUN
office work
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In some cases, once an agreement was in place, Franklin Monroe, a Chicago-based investment firm connected to Walter, handled the paperwork, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The company cited failing to meet ESG expectations as a key risk factor in its IPO paperwork.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

What this technology is good at, reliably, is generating paperwork about children who’ve done nothing.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

He hopes to roll out the app, which targets the farm paperwork burden, alongside his studies.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Our days in Dubai were spent in the waiting rooms of the United Nations embassy, hoping they would see us, look through our mountains of paperwork, and help us find somewhere to go.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri



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