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Examples
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Quite frankly instead of receiving a form letter back which I suppose many round-file, I would be correct in saying, actions speaks louder than words.
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However, I do write of items to think about, so that you who do read them will hopefully file them away in the back of your mind to ponder on, and not the round-file.
Are we prepared when it comes to earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and tornadoes? 2009
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Clifford, in that case, they might as well round-file that list, because it's only good for recycling.
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For any household receiving negative mailers coming to their home after meeting Obama, they will simply round-file them.
In canvassing a neighborhood in Ohio, Barack Obama was practicing retail-politics 2008
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Let us round-file this nonsense about "spreading the wealth" as a socialist threat from Obama and instead focus on the real problem of spreading the debt as a form of welfare for the extreme rich.
Jeff Schweitzer: Conservative Socialism: Spreading Debt Around 2008
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Now I think they will note the school you attend and simply round-file anyone coming from the public high school system to save them time and effort in hiring.
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If people don't like their methods, an email might be sent to a round-file email address.
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Since Obama was elected, there was talk of flying a new AW "ban" bill ... and Rahm was on the phone within a day, telling the leadership to round-file any such bill.
Latest Articles Reason 2010
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Some of it was impressive, and some of it caused me to round-file the resume.
unknown title 2008
bilby commented on the word round-file
"Oftentimes certain agencies that serve the poor and homeless allow the use of their mailing address by individuals to receive mail. This is all well and good, except that there is a distinct possibility of stigmatization and discrimination when these addresses are used (and this goes for their phone numbers as well when they are used as 'message' phones on applications). There is a definite risk that some services and companies (read: employers) within the community who recognize the address as belonging to a shelter or service agency will simply round-file an application for employment or service, leaving the individual in question scratching his/her head and wondering why nothing happens when they apply for a job."
- Steven Samra, Don't be Homeless, Get a Job!, change.org, 17 March 2009.
March 23, 2009