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as in journals
a publication that appears at regular intervals
we get the paper every morning
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as in articles
a short piece of writing done as a school exercise
write a paper about your favorite author
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as in essays
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
the papers written by the Founding Fathers urging adoption of the federal constitution
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Recent Examples of papers
Murphy sorted through a few papers and pulled out a white sheet featuring a grid with boxes highlighted green, yellow or red.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The focal point of Monday's case is the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches of people, their homes, papers, and effects, unless police obtain a warrant issued by a neutral magistrate, and aimed at obtaining specific evidence of a crime.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Ollila’s findings were described in two research papers, which can be read here and here.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The couple was together for almost 12 years before Halima filed for divorce in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences, according to divorce papers obtained by PEOPLE.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The Littlejohns did not consent to their daughter going by a different name or pronouns at school, according to court papers.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Too many clients leave first consultations with a stack of papers and no real understanding of what their lawyer intends to do.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
It’s piled high with boxes filled to the ceiling with all kinds of cannabis merchandise and paraphernalia, though mostly rolling papers.
—Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Elkins and Pugh were supposed to go to court Monday to sign the papers, Crystal Brown said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The focal point of Monday's case is the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches of people, their homes, papers, and effects, unless police obtain a warrant issued by a neutral magistrate, and aimed at obtaining specific evidence of a crime.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Ollila’s findings were described in two research papers, which can be read here and here.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
The couple was together for almost 12 years before Halima filed for divorce in 2016, citing irreconcilable differences, according to divorce papers obtained by PEOPLE.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The Littlejohns did not consent to their daughter going by a different name or pronouns at school, according to court papers.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Too many clients leave first consultations with a stack of papers and no real understanding of what their lawyer intends to do.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
It’s piled high with boxes filled to the ceiling with all kinds of cannabis merchandise and paraphernalia, though mostly rolling papers.
—Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Elkins and Pugh were supposed to go to court Monday to sign the papers, Crystal Brown said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for papers
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The documents go on to say that after Dukes was arrested and placed into a Chicago youth facility at 15 years old, he was signed to Warner Records.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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And with the expansion, Our Lady wants to increase capacity from 262 people to 450, according to the church’s town hall documents from February.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Publications such as National Geographic, first issued in 1888, initially served as research journals but gradually evolved to accommodate readers who sought vicarious travel experiences through reading.—
Suzanne Dundas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The judge also raised concerns about the plaintiff’s evidence, finding that some materials — including sonogram images contained in personal journals — had been falsified.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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News articles and photos of the casual picnic enamored Americans, transforming their view of the royals as rigid and aristocratic to more down-to-earth.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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This is the latest edition of The Critics, our weekly roundup of critical reviews, essays, and conversations.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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By the turn of the 21st century, many newspapers had expanded the role of the op-ed page to their editorial pages, sometimes surrendering space normally reserved for the newspaper’s editorials for essays and letters from contributors and readers.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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The rise of perfume bottles as cultural artifacts suggests that fragrance is entering a new phase — one in which its physical forms are finally being recognized as part of design history.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 2018, an international research group from Europe and Japan created an ambitious computer simulation of the dynamics of water molecules that aimed to predict undiscovered forms of ice.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since May 1996, a group of neighbors has met almost every month to talk about books.—
Maggie Penman,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
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There are also samples of children’s programs from the 1800s and early 1900s, as well as small leather school attendance books that were handwritten by the founders of the church.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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When the news broke in newspapers in Zimbabwe that the government was planning to cull 600 elephants, Krog made contact with the conservancy.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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Dollison continued editing and publishing populist newspapers such as the Alliance Voice, the Clay County Progress, the Paragould Democrat, the Paragould Press and the Walnut Ridge Telephone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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Amazing was part of a thriving genre of periodicals that included Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) and Galaxy Science Fiction.—
Chris Klimek,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some work came as news through notices of what was happening in cities and towns through the local press and other coverage came through academic outlets or periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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