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clerical error



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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

August won that riding by a single vote in the last election before the results were tossed by the Supreme Court earlier this year over a clerical error on a mail-in ballot.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

That itself might have just been a sloppy clerical error.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

We are writing to notify you that your acceptance to the University of Georgia Honors Program was, in fact, a clerical error.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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