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desk work

NOUN
paperwork
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Harfuch loved "the streets," preferring "to go on operations" over desk work, Cervantes said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

A major driver of the new AI-inspired alarm has been increased capacity for computers to code software—and the fear that those capabilities could extend to swaths of white-collar desk work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

From there he moved into support desk work, and found his way into cyber security, with organizations such as BAE Systems and Universal Studios.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

He works part time to put himself through college, and prefers physical demands to desk work.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

In such a scheme, William was an oddity—a man who already did desk work but found it too stressful.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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