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paper/papers

NOUN

legal document

Synonyms

WEAK

ID affidavit archive bill certificate certification citation contract credentials data deed diaries diploma documentation dossier file grant identification papers indictment instrument letter letters order passport plea record subpoena summons testimony token visa voucher warrant will writ writings

Example Sentences

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Some Chinese prisoners of war from the battle were said to be papermakers who were taken to Samarkand and Khurasan, where they began to build paper mills.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Nationwide, companies that never imagined they’d ever produce the disinfectant — distilleries, breweries, papermakers, even cannabis shops — have jumped into the business to stay financially afloat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2020

Her parents and late husband were papermakers, and she works in the local union office.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2019

As the stock of rags for papermaking grew smaller and smaller, papermakers began experimenting with other materials such as grass, silk, asparagus, manure, stone, and even hornets’ nests.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2017

If he couldn’t maintain Uraniborg at the level he wanted, with many assistants, printers, papermakers and all the rest, he wouldn’t maintain it at all.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin