manila

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Part of the problem comes in the form of filing cabinets, manila folders and legacy digital databases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

“I still feel this is a much better and more secure process than loose paper tax documents in a manila folder.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

It alleged that Tellis met repeatedly with Chinese officials at a restaurant in the Washington suburb of Fairfax, Virginia, and that at one dinner he appeared to leave a manila envelope.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Out came minifridges and folding tables and stacks of files in manila folders, shuffling past metal guardrails and security guards and piled into cabs.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

It’s not till we reach the bottom of the briefcase that we find a manila folder so thin it looks empty.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston