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as in form
a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it filled out the documents for a bank loan

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as in certificate
a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something have your documents ready as you approach the border

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Recent Examples of document
Noun
The total number of Rite Aid stores that have now been designated for closure has surpassed 800, with the latest round of more than 100 locations unveiled in court documents on Friday. Addy Bink, The Hill, 23 June 2025 As the film documents, tense negotiations continued between Felix, her older brother Wes Felix – who manages her career – and Nike. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 June 2025
Verb
No excavation or recovery will take place until the entire site is thoroughly documented and assessed. Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 Over the course of just two weeks in 2024, Weiss and his team documented 30 examples of these curious interactions. Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for document
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Noun
  • There are multiple forms of heat illnesses, but heatstroke is the deadliest and most dangerous, according to the NPS.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • Please submit your responses in the form below by June 27.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The Data Science certificate introduces Python, stats, and open-source tools like Jupyter Notebooks.
    Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Participants must be 18 years old or older and attend all four days of classes to receive a certificate of completion.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • McVey is also an undefeated prospect who has proven to be a KO artist.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Venter said there was no evidence to prove that covid-19 had been manipulated in a lab, nor was there any indication the virus had been spreading before December 2019 anywhere outside of China.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • And, Toto is now (on paper by one recent estimate at least) a billionaire.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • No words about it from his lips, on paper or through his social media site.
    Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The administration also revoked Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification, froze research funding, and pressed the university on DEI policies and campus protests.
    Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 29 June 2025
  • The independent health care accreditation and certification organization has launched a couple high-profile, high-tech partnerships in recent weeks.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • And the state Riley Act, also passed in 1933, required California local governments to establish a building department and inspect new construction.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • For this historic journey, Kipyegon utilized male pacers to help establish the pace of the race.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Huge crowds and great joy demonstrated how proud South Florida is of its hockey team.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
  • These moves demonstrate Constellation’s ability to adapt to evolving preferences while maintaining relevance across both traditional and emerging categories.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 June 2025

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