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notepad

[noht-pad] / ˈnoʊtˌpæd /


NOUN
scratch pad
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During a U.S. cabinet meeting on Friday, Reuters snapped a “To Do” list on Bessent’s desk notepad that contained a solitary entry: “Buy Japanese yen $5-10 bill.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

“I begin each morning with a head full of dreams, a notepad full of ideas, and a cup or two of coffee,” says Parton in the statement.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

The Skomer team set out on a calm, clear evening with binoculars and notepad in hand to count every single puffin on land, in the sky and at sea.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Combs has mapped out his new gig, which began in January, on a two-column chart he’s sketched on a notepad.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

Brandon asked, flipping to a fresh page in his notepad.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Every day in the courtroom, Greg Brockman, the president and co-founder of OpenAI, took extensive notes on yellow notepads.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

Mr Doyle, who appeared on the video link in a plain grey T-shirt sitting at a desk with a pair of glasses, notepads and several books in front of him, wiped his eyes throughout proceedings.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2025

Upstairs in her office, she had dozens of legal pads scrawled with poetry, she told me, and she had the idea of turning those notepads into a poetic memoir.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2025

Many of the jurors jotted notes throughout her testimony, peering up from notepads and alternating their gaze from Daniels in the witness box to the lawyers questioning her from a lectern.

From Seattle Times May 7, 2024

I search through a few more notepads scattered around, but find no more words in English, no more words for Dearest.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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