desk work
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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
Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from continual pain to injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2025
The program rejected the 2019 application in part because the plan-appointed orthopedic doctor who examined Williams ruled he could participate in sedentary and desk work.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
In milder cases, he sometimes counseled that a soldier be discharged from his normal duties and given desk work instead.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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