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red book

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noun

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

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"Because a lot of our tenants are utilising Little Red Book we thought there was an opportunity there," said Mr Broughton.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists Liolaemus forsteri, or the Forster’s tree iguana, as endangered, according to the Red Book of the Vertebrate Wildlife of Bolivia.

From National Geographic • Oct. 26, 2023

Angel, a user on China's Little Red Book social media site said she was working hard to be "difficult to marry".

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

One saw much the same spectacle among some Western students in the 1960s, who waved around copies of Mao Zedong's Little Red Book.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2023

Something red flashed in front of me and the plastic cover of a Precious Red Book was in my hand.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang