clerical
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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
Five unions — including school clerical workers, plant and cafeteria managers, building trades and school police — settled their contracts previously.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Survival has always been the clerical regime’s primary objective.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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
The door opens and a Negro man stands there looking at me, his white clerical collar gleaming.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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