master file
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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 target date to entirely replace the master file is now 2030, but the GAO warns it’s unlikely the IRS will meet that deadline.
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
Currently Dr. Van Kirk is preparing a "master file" of U. S. peace-lovers' names.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kweiros snapped the communicator off, sat back to drum idly on his desk, then got up and walked over to his master file control board.
From Indirection by Kelly Freas
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