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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red book

The content of the red book is overseen by a Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health panel.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 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

He turned and saw the girl with a bright red book under one arm.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick

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