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clerical

[kler-i-kuhl] / ˈklɛr ɪ kəl /




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Wearing a clerical collared shirt, Boateng moves through rows of buses loading passengers before boarding one bound for Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The deportation order was due to a clerical error, his attorney said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Federal officials also ordered California’s Department of Motor Vehicles to cancel about 13,000 licenses due to a clerical error that allowed them to remain valid past a work permit’s expiration date.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

For some people, clerical work like this is daunting and makes working a 9-to-5 job much more appealing.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

We had, for instance, some civil servants, some nurses, clerical workers, salesmen from the department stores.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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