on paper

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Rounding out the exhibition are a series of ink, watercolor and acrylic works on paper that “express the energetic motion of fish in networks of black line and clouds of color,” a news release said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

"I didn't draw anything out on paper," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Back when America was a mostly industrial economy, acolytes of Benjamin Graham, notably Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett, ran circles around competitors by owning stocks that were cheap on paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Founded on paper in 2015, it has gathered momentum lately, just in time for trouble to hit the desert wonder 1,100 miles to its west.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Although no one set them down on paper, every young woman knew them and knew instantly when they were being broken.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson