paper shuffling

Example Sentences

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After some mumbling and paper shuffling, about 80 percent of the students flipped their placards, signaling a thumbs-up on globalization.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022

Army specialist, lost his security clearance, stripping him of his job in aircraft and vehicle supply and relegating him to paper shuffling.

From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2020

Many such books appear then disappear, subsumed into the endless paper shuffling of the academic credentialing process.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 15, 2019

First, they are using a number that includes “cuts” that are mostly paper shuffling.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2019

The purpose of this paper shuffling wasn’t disclosed.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 30, 2014