clerical
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Even Friar Lawrence wears a vibrantly colored woven shrug over his clerical uniform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
As well as campaigning against capital punishment and the obligatory headscarf for women, she has also regularly predicted the downfall of the clerical system that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
From Barron's • May 10, 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
Other unions — including those that represent school clerical workers, plant and cafeteria managers, building trades workers and school police — settled their contracts previously.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
If it played a role in disenchanting the world, it did so precisely because it was effectively inculcated among the educated, clerical and lay, male and female.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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