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paperwork

[pey-per-wurk] / ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrk /
NOUN
office work
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Members of the trial team refused to sign paperwork allowing Kirk to plead to a lesser charge and serve probation instead of prison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"We had the reports and the paperwork, but actual items from the disaster simply weren't there."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

They avoid anything official at all costs, anything that involves paperwork.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The former “Diff’rent Strokes” actor, 60, filed paperwork asking to end his marriage Tuesday in Arizona, Us Weekly reported Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

That often kept her holed up in the office taking care of a mountain of paperwork.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles