circular file
Example Sentences
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The interesting thing is to consider what happens after the document ends up in the circular file in Schiff’s office.
From MSNBC
It is one of a few thousand prints rescued from the “circular file” of the tax assessor’s office more than a half-century ago.
From Seattle Times
This let him conveniently lump two very different Russia-Trump reports into the same manila folder, mislabeled “fake news,” and deposit them in the circular file together.
From New York Times
Contrary to popular opinion that completed guest surveys are dumped directly into the large circular file, our feedback can make a difference.
From Washington Post
One, Cruz, is virtually universally loathed by the politicos in his own party and the other, Trump, is saying things that would normally get a candidate an express ticket to the political circular file.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
