handbill
noun
hand·bill
ˈhan(d)-ˌbil 
: a small printed sheet to be distributed (as for advertising) by hand
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An ordinance prohibiting the distribution of handbills or solicitation on private property before sunrise or after sunset — or 7 p.m., whichever is later.
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
That means a Kamala Harris T-Shirt or a Donald Trump MAGA cap is allowed when someone is voting in a polling place, but distributing handbills for a candidate isn’t.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
Unapproved pamphlets, fliers, handbills, etc. Weapons of any kind.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024
Horizon’s inhabitants seem to have been lured from the East by handbills touting Edenic splendors.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
That means a Kamala Harris T-Shirt or a Donald Trump MAGA cap is allowed when someone is voting in a polling place, but distributing handbills for a candidate isn’t.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
Unapproved pamphlets, fliers, handbills, etc. Weapons of any kind.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2024
Horizon’s inhabitants seem to have been lured from the East by handbills touting Edenic splendors.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
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“Handbill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbill. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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handbill
noun
hand·bill
-ˌbil
: a printed sheet to be distributed by hand
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