on paper

Example Sentences

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"It wasn't just one appointment and then a diagnosis, but another six months after the assessment before we officially got the diagnosis on paper."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

My main problem with your plan is that you have nothing on paper.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

It also creates a successor fund that preserves on paper the benefits of this annuity plan and sweeps the surplus—nearly $3.9 billion by the state’s own projection—out of the fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But as companies began staying private longer, some workers found themselves sitting on paper fortunes they couldn’t touch for long stretches of time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“Well, you shouldn’t serve soupy food on paper plates,” I say.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle