bad paper
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A friend eventually hired him to work at a photo-booth company, and Goldsmith began contacting members of Congress to press for health care for veterans with bad paper.
From Washington Times ● May 25, 2018
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, citing her bad paper, denied her a veteran’s license plate.
From Time ● May 18, 2016
That’s what Robert Szczerba should have written, if he’d looked at the real science instead of one really bad paper.
From Forbes ● Jan. 20, 2015
And the companies engaging in the most grievous behavior — like falsely threatening lawsuits or collecting on bad paper — tend to be the smaller operators.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2014
There were a great many petty banks, Richard, and, of course, plenty of bad paper.
From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Reade, Charles
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