master file
Americannoun
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There can be no question that “intentionally marking people who are still living as dead” in the master file “is unheard of and improper,” Flick stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
The IRS had been trying to replace the master file for more than a decade but then decided to reassign employees to other work.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023
Until the master file is fully modernized, it will remain a colossal task to get real-time information on refunds and processing status to taxpayers, not to mention assure the latest safety and fraud precautions.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
Take the Yahoo hiccup: What likely happened was that the offending URL, https://occupywallst.org, was added to a spam filter master file.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2011
In the memory banks of tubes and relays there was a master file of all names—aliases and nicknames included—with which the organization had ever been concerned.
From Brink of Madness by Walter J. Sheldon
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