handbill
noun
hand·bill
ˈhan(d)-ˌbil 
: a small printed sheet to be distributed (as for advertising) by hand
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The exhibition brings together public health campaigns, agitprop, benefit flyers, and club handbills showing how poster design helped build survival networks from the ground up.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Posters, handbills, ephemera—all were charged with code-red urgency.
—Joel Lobenthal, Air Mail, 7 Mar. 2026
No unauthorized solicitation and materials including handbills, flyers, stickers, beach balls, giveaways, samples, etc.
Weapons or explosives of any kind.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
This handbill intends to resolve confusion.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Posters, handbills, ephemera—all were charged with code-red urgency.
—Joel Lobenthal, Air Mail, 7 Mar. 2026
No unauthorized solicitation and materials including handbills, flyers, stickers, beach balls, giveaways, samples, etc.
Weapons or explosives of any kind.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
This handbill intends to resolve confusion.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Handbill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handbill. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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handbill
noun
hand·bill
-ˌbil
: a printed sheet to be distributed by hand
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