clerical

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Automation had been hollowing out middle-skill work since the early 2000s, quietly eliminating the clerical roles, bookkeeping jobs and sales positions that once absorbed India's graduates.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The 65-year-old son of Iran's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, has lived in exile since the 1979 Islamic Revolution toppled the US-backed monarchy and ushered in the current system of clerical rule.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

A new study found that AI has not caused broad job losses so far, but that companies are more likely to say they plan to cut clerical workers than technical ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Coding and clerical tasks are far more straightforward and lucrative.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

We had, for instance, some civil servants, some nurses, clerical workers, salesmen from the department stores.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey