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Importantly, Firefly talents include helping Photoshop and Premiere users simplify huge swathes of the boring scut work that has long accompanied image and video editing.
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David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
13 Mar. 2026
As head manager for the University of Michigan men’s basketball team, Jason Lansing has spent four years doing scut work — mopping up floors, unloading equipment and showing up for early morning rebounding duty.
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Robert Channick,
chicagotribune.com,
1 Apr. 2021
The show’s pilot centered on whether the hospital should even hire Murphy, given that fact; even after the board ultimately voted to bring him on, Murphy’s first day as a surgical resident mostly entailed doing other residents’ scut work.
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Laura Bradley,
vanityfair.com,
18 Oct. 2017
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David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
13 Mar. 2026
As head manager for the University of Michigan men’s basketball team, Jason Lansing has spent four years doing scut work — mopping up floors, unloading equipment and showing up for early morning rebounding duty.
—
Robert Channick,
chicagotribune.com,
1 Apr. 2021
The show’s pilot centered on whether the hospital should even hire Murphy, given that fact; even after the board ultimately voted to bring him on, Murphy’s first day as a surgical resident mostly entailed doing other residents’ scut work.
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Laura Bradley,
vanityfair.com,
18 Oct. 2017
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“Scut work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scut%20work. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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