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desk-bound

British  

adjective

  1. engaged in or involving sedentary work, as at an office desk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Pinions’ full-time jobs are fast-paced and desk-bound.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021

When her partner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, a desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go deep under cover as the world’s newest and unlikeliest secret weapon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019

To achieve similar results with other phones, you’ll have to get a portable DAC or stick to using it at home with a desk-bound DAC.

From The Verge ● Apr. 9, 2019

And spend as little time sitting down as practical, particularly by breaking up desk-bound work with five minute breaks every hour.

From The Guardian ● May 23, 2016

It’s the most Wilford Brimley-esque role Ford has yet played—not an aging action hero but a straight-up, desk-bound old guy—and his performance, broad as it is, has a gruff emotional directness.

From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2013

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