clerical
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Regulators in both the U.S. and U.K. require that anyone engaged in investment banking pass exams and be licensed to work on sensitive, multibillion-dollar transactions, with limited exceptions for clerical work.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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
Those unions represent school police, school clerical workers and custodial and cafeteria supervisors, among others.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
In February, Canada's top court nullified the result over a clerical error involving a postal ballot by the federal election agency, Elections Canada.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Pondering this clerical riddle, he was surprised to see Mr. Reilly himself burst like a torpedo through the door.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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