piece of paper

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Their dormers hadn’t been built yet; the lawns hardly had grass; the trees were plants held steady by sticks, a piece of paper attached by wire to the branches: “Apple tree.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

After posing for selfies with parents and children, a young girl approached him carrying requests from her family on a small piece of paper.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Before the FBI interrogated him, they asked him to sign a piece of paper.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

"To me she's already a saint, the fact that it can maybe go down on a piece of paper will be amazing and she's local, all that, but she's already a saint in my eyes."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Within its grasp was a glass cylinder, and within that was a yellowed piece of paper tied up with a silver string.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova