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Noun
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Digital paper tablets have been steadily carving out a niche for people who want a distraction-free device for writing, reading, and sketching.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 May 2026 -
While the tablets themselves are provided at no cost to the inmates, usage fees apply; messages cost 5 cents per text and video calls cost 16 cents per minute, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The pads typically have 15 vans loading up packages every 20 minutes, though the number more than doubles around the holiday season.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Hayley Scamurra sent a wraparound shot off the pads of goaltender Maddie Rooney and Murphy knocked in the rebound.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Her solo albums have consistently gone into the top 10 on the pop charts and her tours are worldwide events.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2026
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The band recorded three more full-length albums, along with a litany of singles and EPs, and graduated from basements to traditional venues not just in Chicago, but all over the world.—
Blair R. Fischer,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Ostraca — pottery sherds that ancient people used as an inexpensive writing surface — served as the notepads and record books of their time.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Written by Staprans on notepads in his San Francisco home, the play is credited as an inspiration to the pro-democracy movement that helped bring the fall of the Soviet Union.—
Sam Whiting,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The best smart notebooks This smart notebook fits in a pocket, has 48 reusable pages and comes with the Pilot Frixion pen required for note-taking.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Lunch boxes, markers, notebooks and notebook filler paper.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Scratch pads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20pads. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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