white paper
noun
1
: a government report on any subject
especially
: a British publication that is usually less extensive than a blue book
2
: a detailed or authoritative report
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Large strips of white paper scribbled with conspiracy theories in colored marker were taped to the walls.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
The list, scribbled on a sheet of plain white paper, was soon expanded, passed around, photocopied and texted.
—Matthieu Aikins Bryan Denton, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
The list, scribbled on a sheet of plain white paper, was soon expanded, passed around, photocopied and texted.
—Matthieu Aikins Bryan Denton, New York Times, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for white paper
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“White paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20paper. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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