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paper

[pey-per] / ˈpeɪ pər /
ADJECTIVE
thin, flimsy
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


NOUN
newspaper
Synonyms




VERB
line with material
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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The three authors of the paper are from Microsoft Research.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It also creates a successor fund that preserves on paper the benefits of this annuity plan and sweeps the surplus—nearly $3.9 billion by the state’s own projection—out of the fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

At the California City facility, detainees said they got so cold that they cut the ends off socks to make improvised sleeves and covered the air vents in their cells with sheets of paper.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"What's really cool about using microlensing is that you can get direct mass measurements," said paper co-author Peter McGill of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Ma took the envelope and slid out a folded piece of paper.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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