filings

noun

plural of filing
as in documents

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Recent Examples of filings The claims potentially push the matter closer to court, as such filings can be a precursor to filing a lawsuit. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Quarterly filings are often where deterioration, aggressive accounting, and outright fraud are first detected; the watchdogs work the filing calendar. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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  1. documents
  2. papers
  3. forms
Noun
  • Court documents say witnesses noticed Lopez acting strangely before the attack.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Kai Poma plans to conduct cultural and archaeological resource studies and environmental surveys and then prepare a resource management plan for the property, according to planning documents.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of documents
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  • Remarkably, in 2019, Correia beat out a recall vote from the City Council by utilizing a section of the City Charter allowing the subject of a recall to file nomination papers for the next election and run to succeed themselves.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of papers
Noun
  • But honestly, thanks to the ubiquity of Ring cameras, data brokerage, and facial-recognition technology, sundry forms of surveillance are now a regular part of modern American life.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 1 July 2026
  • Humidity usually rises overnight as temperatures fall, which is why nights feel damp and dew forms by early morning.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
Definition of forms

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