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paperwork

[pey-per-wurk] / ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrk /
NOUN
office work
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Meagan later said she was doing more paperwork, but her dad still handled all the agreements with investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

In its IPO paperwork, SpaceX estimated a so-called total addressable market—a business term for potential revenue opportunities—for the AI unit of around $26 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

She has all the necessary paperwork to sell her cakes and gets a buzz from her customers who buy from her once a week.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Anthropic has already filed confidential paperwork for an offering.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

When his parents come back to the waiting room to do some paperwork, Samantha and I get up to see him at the same time.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera



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