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red book

British

noun

(sometimes capitals) a government publication bound in red, esp the Treasury's annual forecast of revenue, expenditure, growth, and inflation

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Your child's red book will reveal whether they are up to date with all vaccines.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024

The slim red book is filled with quotes, lines from books and songs and poems and conversations that stuck with me.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2022

After trying out the gavel, she picked up a red book on the desk: “George Washington’s Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2021

I turned over the little red book in my hand and stroked the gold coat of arms on the front.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2019

Beto picked up the small red book Naomi had given him.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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