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printout

[print-aut] / ˈprɪntˌaʊt /
NOUN
hard copy
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I couldn’t get directions since Google Maps wouldn’t load—and I didn’t have my MapQuest printout because it wasn’t 2002.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

Trump’s post Thursday appeared to be a photograph of a printout, which was labeled “Council of Economic Advisers.”

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

“But I can appreciate what you’re saying,” he continued, before handing me a printout of an article titled “Slowing Down as the World Speeds Up.”

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025

Additionally, a count of the paper receipts is also conducted at each individual polling station to confirm the machine's printout is correct.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024

I didn’t really know what to throw into my backpack, but I included the doorjamb-opening screwdriver, a printout of the satellite map, directions, a bottle of water, and in case she was there, the Whitman.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

Mourinho brought printouts of screenshots to the post-match news conference, claiming Atletico should have been given two red cards in the first half.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Maxwell had access to a digital legal database, but he sometimes relied on acquaintances outside prison to look up cases or articles and send him physical printouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

According to court filings, the city responded to the plaintiffs’ discovery request by converting printouts of the original Microsoft Word files of health hazard assessment reports into PDFs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

As Vatican officers passed around printouts of the pope’s speech to the participants, he added some brief off-the-cuff remarks and led a prayer and a blessing.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

She dug around in the bag, pulled out papers, printouts from the computer, articles, a library book with the name Sacks on the cover.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby


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