document

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When a British vessel threatened the ship that carried it, however, the captain threw the document overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But out of 19 document requests, sheriff’s officials handed over two, according to an affidavit from a Cal/OSHA investigator filed in court.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Detailing the evidence he said proved each article had been unlawfully obtained, he often admitted there was no killer document.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

However, if the original house was owned by the trust, the sale proceeds would legally need to go back into the trust unless the trust document gives the trustee discretion to reinvest them elsewhere.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Lamphere's team soon turned up a document from the Gestapo—the Nazi secret police—that had been captured during the war and had fallen into the hands of the FBI.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau