paper trail
Example Sentences
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As long as you have the paper trail in the event you are audited, you will be fine.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
She becomes the de facto “keeper” of these letters and more mementos — a “strange gift,” she writes, the paper trail of something that should never have happened.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
For one, he doesn’t have the provocative paper trail that Dhillon has.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Police have also appealed to anyone who bought or shared the images to delete them immediately, warning that "there will be a digital paper trail".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
It sounded like Jesse didn’t have much of a paper trail to bring to the admissions committee, however.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
