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manila

[muh-nil-uh] / məˈnɪl ə /


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Mr. Kensil handed both of us a manila envelope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 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

On Christmas morning, Mom came into my room and sat on my bed, handing over a large manila envelope.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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