clerical error
Example Sentences
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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
That itself might have just been a sloppy clerical error.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
The prison officers' representatives said a clerical error meant there was no warrant from the court to hold him - and he was released.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
A clerical error early in the war, when food was still getting through to prisoners, had caused the Red Cross to ship them five hundred parcels every month instead of fifty.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
