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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The hearings are ostensibly intended to gather information, all of which will be summarized in a white paper being written by researchers at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
The sector generated about $656 billion in direct revenue and supported 91,000 jobs, found a white paper by the Southern Africa Tourism Services Association and Futureneer Advisors.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The hearings are ostensibly intended to gather information, all of which will be summarized in a white paper being written by researchers at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
If sheer tonnage of voter case studies and white papers could rescue a party, Democrats would be set for years.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Coughlin Associates wrote a white paper on current archive storage technologies, including these newer optical storage technologies.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Merchant’s work is supported by a University of Chicago white paper on the benefits of nursery rhymes for children’s neurodevelopment and language.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
Merchant’s work is supported by a University of Chicago white paper on the benefits of nursery rhymes for children’s neurodevelopment and language.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Remove the Moisture From the Stained Area Blot up as much liquid as possible using white paper towels.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
The sector generated about $656 billion in direct revenue and supported 91,000 jobs, found a white paper by the Southern Africa Tourism Services Association and Futureneer Advisors.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The hearings are ostensibly intended to gather information, all of which will be summarized in a white paper being written by researchers at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
If sheer tonnage of voter case studies and white papers could rescue a party, Democrats would be set for years.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Coughlin Associates wrote a white paper on current archive storage technologies, including these newer optical storage technologies.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Merchant’s work is supported by a University of Chicago white paper on the benefits of nursery rhymes for children’s neurodevelopment and language.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026
Merchant’s work is supported by a University of Chicago white paper on the benefits of nursery rhymes for children’s neurodevelopment and language.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Remove the Moisture From the Stained Area Blot up as much liquid as possible using white paper towels.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
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