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clerical

[kler-i-kuhl] / ˈklɛr ɪ kəl /




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NUH confirmed the staff involved in the investigations included doctors, nurses, registered medical professionals, and admin and clerical employees.

From BBC • May 21, 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

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

A clerical error early in the war, when food was still getting through to prisoners, had caused the Red Cross to ship them five hundred parcels every month instead of fifty.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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