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scutwork

[skuht-wurk] / ˈskʌtˌwɜrk /


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But AI’s ability to reduce scutwork is one reason his role looks more like sales and marketing than accounting.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

Staring at pickled spiders through a microscope might seem like scutwork, but it’s a delight for arachnologists.

From Seattle Times Aug. 19, 2022

Too many seem personally affronted by the kinds of scutwork and drudgery that were just called “life” when I was coming up.

From Washington Post Apr. 18, 2021




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