clippings

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Sullivan—a gruff Irish-Catholic variety-show host who could make or break careers—dropped a folder on the table, a dossier of FBI and press clippings, and asked bluntly:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

This wooden room was papered with newspaper clippings to keep the heat in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

But throughout the files released on Tuesday, many of the other mentions of Trump's name are simply in press clippings mentioning him, his campaigns, and other news moments.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

Edward identifies as disabled, the camera capturing clippings he’s saved from newspapers about other people like him.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

The clipped items and slips were turned over to the paster who affixed the clippings to the slips.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith