clerical error
Example Sentences
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On Monday, Rana refiled the lawsuit in New York state court, with his lawyer attributing the weeklong takedown to a clerical error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Whether the tweet was a confession or a clerical error, travel experts say the advice on how to avoid surprise price jumps is a relic of a simpler internet.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
That itself might have just been a sloppy clerical error.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, 35-year-old William Smith, who was given a custodial sentence for fraud on Monday, was wrongly released from Wandsworth prison the same day because of a court clerical error.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
Richard Parker was so named because of a clerical error.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
