paper trail

Example Sentences

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There is, of course, a rich paper trail, and the author made avid use of the Sanders mayoral archives at the University of Vermont.

From The Wall Street Journal

With no paper trail from a hospital birth, none of the trio will ever be able to trace their mother.

From Barron's

"We needed to create a paper trail so he could find his way back to us," Johanne says.

From BBC

There will be a paper trail, either email or snail mail.

From MarketWatch

That way, if the item “ends up being stolen and the cops show up at your door, you have a paper trail showing you did your due diligence and are not liable,” Ross said.

From MarketWatch