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paperwork

[pay-per-wurk] / ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrk /
NOUN
office work
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Councilmember Nithya Raman after filing paperwork to run for the mayor at the Piper Technical Center in downtown Los Angeles Feb. 7.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

With all of these changes, borrowers have complained that they have struggled to obtain basic information about their loans and to get paperwork processed in a timely fashion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

For them, Sey was never a brother whose paperwork went wrong.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

The budget will also include measures to reduce "pointless paperwork" to lower costs for businesses, according to Healey.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Office workers were grinding through afternoon meetings and paperwork.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland


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