Post-it
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a small notepad with an adhesive strip on the back of each sheet that allows it to stick to smooth surfaces and be repositioned with ease.
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a sheet from such a pad.
Example Sentences
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Unlike scribbles on a Post-it note, a password manager can be set to back up online.
He shrugs and flips his textbook open to a page marked with a green Post-it note.
From Literature
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I spoke to a woman at a conference whose aunt had placed Post-it notes on all her valuable items noting what she had paid for each and to whom it should go after she died.
From MarketWatch
Shares of General Motors jumped 15% Tuesday, their biggest gain since 2020, and closed at a record high after the automaker raised guidance and reported outsize demand for its full-size SUVs. 3M shares rose 7.7% to a four-year high on the same day after the maker of Post-it Notes also lifted its earnings forecast.
Shares of 3M Co. surged Tuesday toward a four-year high after the parent of Scotch tape, Post-it Notes and Command strips reported third-quarter results that rose above expectations, as the company bucked a weak consumer market to show another quarter of growth.
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