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Then I tore open a new ream of paper and aligned it atop the hundred pages left from the first ream, took a sheet, rolled it into my typewriter and started writing:
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023
"I shouldn't need to be looking in September at what supermarket chain has the cheapest ream of paper so I can ask parents to buy a ream per child."
From BBC ● May 24, 2023
On Monday, state-run media reported Mr. Kim’s presence at the testing sites for the first time in five months, releasing a ream of photographs.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
It involved sometimes a whole ream of paper on an electric typewriter just to get the first sentence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
When it hits the chorus, he pauses it, then brings up a ream of glowing code for everyone to see.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Repeatedly drawing up contracts helps beginning lawyers master underlying legal theory, just like prepping reams of corporate tax returns lets accountants know how to eventually advise clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The agents also hallucinated reams of incoherent commands and text and were sloppy and did not cover their tracks well.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
To decide what to fund, staffers with deep expertise typically pored over reams of information on abuses under the most repressive regimes and held an open competition to fund groups to work in those countries.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
If it’s an entry-level or junior role that’s likely to receive reams of applications, Fell said a candidate could skip a letter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
It was easy for me to imagine myself hunched over a keyboard, pounding out reams of deathless, hard-boiled prose.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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And he just reamed him in front of the whole court in front of everyone and fired him, which was very nice of the judge.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2022
Another that was reamed by critics and shocked fans when it was nominated for Golden Globes, "Emily in Paris" follows a young American woman who moves to France's capital to chase her dreams.
From Fox News ● Sep. 16, 2021
Drenched in dread, Wyeth’s story is told mainly by an anonymous narrator via 84 flashback scenes reamed with abrupt, enigmatic silences.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2019
Bharara: I got reamed out a few times, unfairly, every time of course.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 11, 2019
When I got there, my mom and brother were standing by the chairs that bad kids sit in while they’re waiting to get reamed out by the principal.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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The reaming he got from coach John Calipari when the team watched video in the Hall of Famer’s basement the next day.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022
“But he is the exact opposite of that. When Susie is reaming him out he is so happy, it makes him joyful.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2017
But notice how Jeanie smiles sadistically while listening to Rooney reaming out Ferris on the back steps.
From Washington Times ● May 22, 2016
As for your young marrieds, don’t compound their rudeness with your own by reaming them out.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2014
She’s probably occupying herself in order to refrain from reaming me out for not sharing my book with Jeremy.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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