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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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Researchers at universities and commercial AI research labs in China wrote in a recent paper that autonomous, self-improving AI is likely to be a long way off, due to the sheer number of breakthroughs required.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Many in the second cohort had mortgages with relatively high interest rates and then ended up in foreclosure, said Jeffrey Zabel, one of the authors of the paper.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Without enforcement, a restraining order is just a piece of paper.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

The referendum was organised by the local parish council and out of 312 votes cast, 285 voted to leave, there were 26 no votes, and one ballot paper was spoiled.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

If I don’t pick up the paper again, it’s just going to be in my locker at the end of my shift, and then be there still tomorrow.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

It also papers over how homeowners may be bringing certain attributes to the process that make it more likely that they’ll build wealth, like higher incomes and a propensity to save.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

The findings are reported in two scientific papers.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

They later worked together as graduate students at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where they dug through Cold War archives and Soviet research papers about laser fusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The papers dubs the story a "royal rumble exclusive".

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Quickly, Chip explained about the list of survivors and the list of witnesses, shoving the papers over to her so she could look for herself.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Has Vinicius Jr brilliance just papered over the Brazilian cracks?

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Backed by a big, throwback live band, “Lost Me” beautifully papered over a failed relationship with an uncertain young bravado; “Backup Plan” gave his one-of-kind baritone room to roam and plead.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

But as someone who was in the chamber for that speech, those affects papered over a frequent incomprehensibility.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

Ekitike's quickfire double papered over the cracks of another concerning first half performance for Arne Slot.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

The noise got louder, more men jumped up, someone sucked on a mouth organ, someone else blew on a tissue- papered comb.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

On Monday, the climate-vulnerable Alliance of Small Island States said countries could not keep ignoring "the elephant in the room" and warned that anything short of winding down fossil fuels was "papering over the cracks".

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

“AI is papering over the cracks,” said Stefan Angrick, head of Japan and frontier markets economics at Moody’s Analytics in Tokyo.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Despite going into the game following four straight clean sheets, former Ibrox striker Steven Thompson expressed doubts about his former side's performance level and suggested their wins had been papering over cracks.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2024

With laws barring government officials from entering homes without a warrant, the city had little recourse beyond papering the home with violations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2024

I pick at the yellowed pages of the Chicago Defender papering over the wall.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome




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