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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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
His output is alluded to in the film’s atmospheric credit sequence, in which a restless, scratchy charcoal pencil attacks white paper, the claustrophobia of which is intensified by the director’s intimate use of Academy ratio.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
Stay tuned for an upcoming GSMA white paper, developed in partnership with the mobile industry, with more information on protecting yourself and your organization from device theft.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The idea of abolishing or shrinking the FDIC, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, has echoes of Project 2025, the white paper published by conservative think tank Heritage Foundation that has served as a blueprint for how some conservatives think Trump 2.0 should operate.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
His output is alluded to in the film’s atmospheric credit sequence, in which a restless, scratchy charcoal pencil attacks white paper, the claustrophobia of which is intensified by the director’s intimate use of Academy ratio.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
Stay tuned for an upcoming GSMA white paper, developed in partnership with the mobile industry, with more information on protecting yourself and your organization from device theft.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The idea of abolishing or shrinking the FDIC, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, has echoes of Project 2025, the white paper published by conservative think tank Heritage Foundation that has served as a blueprint for how some conservatives think Trump 2.0 should operate.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“White paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20paper. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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