clerical error
Example Sentences
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The deportation order was due to a clerical error, his attorney said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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
August won that riding by a single vote in the last election before the results were tossed by the Supreme Court earlier this year over a clerical error on a mail-in ballot.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
That itself might have just been a sloppy clerical error.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
We are writing to notify you that your acceptance to the University of Georgia Honors Program was, in fact, a clerical error.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
