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handbills

noun

plural of handbill

as in pamphlets

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Buses transported families, including children and teenagers, from Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, while young activists from Ben Gvir’s and Smotrich’s parties handed out campaign materials and pamphlets.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Parents with children and groups of friends mill about, and leftist student organizations chat with passersby, handing out pamphlets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Definition of pamphlets

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Hicks passed out flyers at the restaurant for about an hour-and-a-half but then headed to the Wynwood Walls, which was about a seven-minute drive away.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Technology is core to the stock market and its role in future long-term growth will continue, but there are ways to gain exposure to technology high fliers without repeating the mistakes of the dotcom era.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 21 July 2026

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North Korea has remained hostile to President Lee Jae Myung’s overtures despite his efforts to ease tensions, including suspending anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts and taking steps to curb the launch of propaganda leaflets by activists.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026
In the years of the French Revolution and during the Italian Risorgimento, the itinerants carried in their baskets—hidden below the books—various leaflets and manifestos of secret societies conspiring against the ancien régime.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of leaflets

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But marketing brochures and admissions websites rarely tell you the bad stuff — like a principal with a concerning history, lawsuits filed by families, or financial instability that could shutter a school in the middle of the school year.

— Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
He was seen passing out brochures that directed students to subscribe to his services for $15 per month, according to an article by The Kansas City Star.

— Zuri Primos July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Definition of brochures

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Similar circulars have been issued before, in anticipation of major storms and other natural events.

— Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
The Tennessean looked at weekly circulars from more than a dozen stores, including Middle Tennessee staples like Aldi, Dollar General, BJ's Wholesale Club.

— Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2025

Definition of circulars

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Those include a partnership with the official prediction market sponsor of the World Cup, ADI Predictstreet, to feature co-branding advertisements in stadiums.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Ignore those advertisements touting the benefits of supplements claiming to address the need for extra protein or vitamins presurgery.

— The Editors, Robb Report, 19 July 2026

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