paper trail
Example Sentences
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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
“What we want to do is make a really clear documentation paper trail all the way through,” said partner Mark Segrist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
As your story illustrates, the paper trail should be followed meticulously, particularly if there are notable gaps in the paper trail itself.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 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
