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handbills

noun

plural of handbill

as in pamphlets

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Noun

Brooks was handing out pamphlets for Republican County Judge Tim O’Hare and wearing an O’Hare campaign shirt.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Volunteers hand out cookies and sliced oranges for breakfast, while organizers run a workshop on collective action and others hand out pamphlets.

— Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pamphlets

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Police said the individuals approached diners and placed flyers or newspapers over their wallets, purses or cellphones while engaging them in conversation.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The return address listed on the flyers names a company, Transgender Student Union LLC.

— Brian New, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of flyers

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Melanie Folwell, the executive director of Idahoans United for Women and Families, the organization that got Prop 1 on the ballot, shared with the Statesman examples of signs and leaflets opposing Prop 1 that did not disclose who paid for them.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026
By the mid-1990s, the group had also become involved in anti-Castro political activity, including dropping pro-democracy leaflets over Cuba.

— Landon Mion , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaflets

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Catalogs, booklets and leave-behinds can carry a brand story longer than a QR code and scroll can.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
How about heaps of photos of the guys with haircuts, guyliner, and nail polish, and CD booklets sodden with semen, blood, and piss?

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026

Definition of booklets

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Cardenas in Bakersfield, for example, said he has been inundated with Valadao campaign advertisements but knows little about Villegas.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Watch for unusual phone behavior An infected phone may show signs such as unexplained mobile data usage, excessive background activity, unexpected advertisements or apps appearing without your permission.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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