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manila

[muh-nil-uh] / məˈnɪl ə /


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“I still feel this is a much better and more secure process than loose paper tax documents in a manila folder.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

At one dinner, Tellis entered with a manila envelope but did not appear to leave with it, and on two occasions the Chinese officials presented him a gift bag, the affidavit said.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

In the Del Norte County Historical Society Museum, which Betlejewski manages, a thin manila folder contains a handful of documents that detail the few known details about Dock.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Out came minifridges and folding tables and stacks of files in manila folders, shuffling past metal guardrails and security guards and piled into cabs.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

“I see,” she said, and she put the essay in a manila folder and left it on top of her desk.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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