legal pad
noun
: a writing tablet of ruled yellow paper that is usually 8.5 by 14 inches (about 22 by 36 centimeters)
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Stanley sat quietly at the defense table Monday, at one point appearing to check emails on her laptop and at other times writing notes on a yellow legal pad.
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
The brain trust behind the McLaren Formula 1 team was chatting about production cars, and Murray began sketching out a vision for the ultimate road car on a legal pad.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
Among the papers spilled from a blue accordion folder was a yellow legal pad that contained dozens of phone numbers for organizations Franklin called to inquire about housing.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
Horowitz paid Sanders $50,000 for five legal pads of lyrics in 2005.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
The brain trust behind the McLaren Formula 1 team was chatting about production cars, and Murray began sketching out a vision for the ultimate road car on a legal pad.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
Among the papers spilled from a blue accordion folder was a yellow legal pad that contained dozens of phone numbers for organizations Franklin called to inquire about housing.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
Horowitz paid Sanders $50,000 for five legal pads of lyrics in 2005.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Legal pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20pad. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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