manila

Example Sentences

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“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

At one dinner, Tellis entered with a manila envelope but did not appear to leave with it, and on two occasions the Chinese officials presented him a gift bag, the affidavit said.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 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

Once doors were closed, the diner’s remaining 25 workers gathered inside, received manila envelopes containing their final checks and, with support from their labor union, refused to leave.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

She folded her hands across a manila envelope in her lap.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter