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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
Court papers say Doyle used a different first name while dealing with Matthiesen and continued to invent excuses after the painting had been sold, even falsely claiming the buyer had failed to pay him despite already receiving the money.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
Juan Vicente Pérez—who was born in rural Venezuela, had no official papers until his fifties, and seemingly died at a hundred and fourteen—drank aguardiente every day.
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Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas.
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Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The specific reason for the retractions was copyright violation, so there was nothing wrong with the actual papers from a scientific standpoint.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
28 June 2026
The company also offers software research services for companies developing new algorithms or publishing technical papers.
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Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
In his papers, Knox expressed hope a new coliseum would draw more big events to Charlotte, including big basketball games.
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Mary Ramsey
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
While presenting the film at CinemaCon 2022, she was unexpectedly served custody papers on stage.
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Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
22 June 2026
The papers were filed on May 18 and the date of separation was listed as May 9.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
Juan Vicente Pérez—who was born in rural Venezuela, had no official papers until his fifties, and seemingly died at a hundred and fourteen—drank aguardiente every day.
—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas.
—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The specific reason for the retractions was copyright violation, so there was nothing wrong with the actual papers from a scientific standpoint.
—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
28 June 2026
The company also offers software research services for companies developing new algorithms or publishing technical papers.
—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
In his papers, Knox expressed hope a new coliseum would draw more big events to Charlotte, including big basketball games.
—
Mary Ramsey
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
While presenting the film at CinemaCon 2022, she was unexpectedly served custody papers on stage.
—
Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
22 June 2026
The papers were filed on May 18 and the date of separation was listed as May 9.
—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for papers
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Court documents say witnesses noticed Lopez acting strangely before the attack.
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Kai Poma plans to conduct cultural and archaeological resource studies and environmental surveys and then prepare a resource management plan for the property, according to planning documents.
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Prosecutors, meanwhile, have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the killing for months, documenting his thoughts in journals and traveling across the country before shooting Thompson in the back outside a business event in New York City, where neither of them lived.
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Under a subscription model, institutions and libraries that subscribe to journals cover the cost.
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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.
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The internet is swarming with articles and videos decrying the decision.
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The strongest essays reveal how a student thinks and sees the world.
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Individuals are writing essays, organizing workshops, and debating in journals, while institutions and community groups are developing guidelines for how AI should be used in research and publication.
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But honestly, thanks to the ubiquity of Ring cameras, data brokerage, and facial-recognition technology, sundry forms of surveillance are now a regular part of modern American life.
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Humidity usually rises overnight as temperatures fall, which is why nights feel damp and dew forms by early morning.
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The Legislature’s independent fiscal analysts have also raised concerns that the state’s books remain vulnerable to the specter of a deep drop-off in the stock market.
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Barrett and Jackson each reported the most extensive travel of court justices promoting their books in 2025.
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Bay Area News Group competed in Division 1, the contest’s category for California’s largest newspapers.
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Mentions of her appeared in major newspapers during her career.
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The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
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Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.
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