legal pad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of legal pad
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“We are not merely interested in growing…we are interested in growing profitably,” she wrote on a yellow legal pad, listing objectives for the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Maduro took meticulous notes on a yellow legal pad that he asked a judge to confirm that he could keep with him after the hearing.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
The defendant's parents, the Stanford Law School professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, took notes on a yellow legal pad that they passed back and forth to each other as Yedidia testified.
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023
Early in the event, people began to huddle near a table decorated with wildflowers in a mason jar and a yellow legal pad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
At other times, Daniel Ellsberg hunched over a legal pad, making notes for his lawyers.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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