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Wilke said the drones are fully electric, can fly up to 15 miles (24 kilometers), deliver in 30 minutes and carry goods that weigh up to 5 pounds (2.3 kilograms), like a paperback or toothpaste. — Washington Post, "Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in ‘months’," 5 June 2019 Annie Lane's debut book -- featuring favorite columns on love, friendship, family and etiquette -- is available as a paperback and e-book. — oregonlive.com, "I finally left my terrible marriage but now my son is angry with me: Dear Annie," 5 June 2019 Literotica isn’t your grandma’s scandalous paperback, however. — Glamour, "15 Porn Sites for Women That You'll Really, Really Enjoy," 20 May 2019 His gift was a paperback copy of The Hollow Hills, one of Mary Stewart’s classic novels about Merlin and King Arthur. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award finalist: "Lost Causes" by Dana Berube," 2 June 2018 When: 2025 at the earliest Price: TBD SpaceX Starship: With a design straight out of a sci-fi paperback from the 1950s, the 387-foot-tall Starship is designed to bring as many as 100 passengers to far-flung destinations in the solar system. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "The Tourist's Guide to Space," 12 Mar. 2019 Combining aspects of a genre scene with a landscape painting, each has landed on countless paperback covers and tote bags. — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, "Strange and Stirring Bruegel," 7 Sep. 2018 The library also gives participants three paperback books as prizes during the program. — Caitlin Mullen, chicagotribune.com, "Ready to read: Libraries in Oak Park, River Forest prepare for summer programs aimed at students," 24 May 2018 The initial goal was to raise a modest $900 to print 100 paperback sketchbooks. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Grieving second-grader's journal aims to help others," 2 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paperback.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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