pasteboards

noun

plural of pasteboard
as in tickets
a small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance) those pasteboards I got from a scalper cost me four times their face value

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tickets
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  • Johnson said the fan zone has a capacity of 2,500 and warned that tickets are selling fast.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Season ticket holders will automatically receive tickets for the game.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
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