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broad·sheet

(brôd′shēt′)

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broadsheet

(ˈbrɔːdˌʃiːt)

1. (Journalism & Publishing) a newspaper having a large format, approximately 15 by 24 inches (38 by 61 centimetres). Compare tabloid

2. (Music, other) another word for broadside⁴

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broadsheet - an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

broadside, circular, flyer, handbill, throwaway, flier, bill

ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service

stuffer - an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail

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broadsheet

[ˈbrɔːdʃiːt] N → periódico m de gran formato TABLOIDS AND BROADSHEETS

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

broadsheet

[ˈbrɔːdʃiːt] n (British) (= quality paper) → journal m de qualité (= large format paper) → journal m grand format

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broadsheet

[ˈbrɔːdˌʃiːt] n (Brit) (newspaper) → quotidiano di grande formato

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He drew up a placard, offering Twenty Pounds reward for the apprehension of Stephen Blackpool, suspected of complicity in the robbery of Coketown Bank on such a night; he described the said Stephen Blackpool by dress, complexion, estimated height, and manner, as minutely as he could; he recited how he had left the town, and in what direction he had been last seen going; he had the whole printed in great black letters on a staring broadsheet; and he caused the walls to be posted with it in the dead of night, so that it should strike upon the sight of the whole population at one blow.

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Rostopchin's broadsheets, headed by woodcuts of a drink shop, a potman, and a Moscow burgher called Karpushka Chigirin, "who- having been a militiaman and having had rather too much at the pub- heard that Napoleon wished to come to Moscow, grew angry, abused the French in very bad language, came out of the drink shop, and, under the sign of the eagle, began to address the assembled people," were read and discussed, together with the latest of Vasili Lvovich Pushkin's bouts rimes.

In the corner room at the Club, members gathered to read these broadsheets, and some liked the way Karpushka jeered at the French, saying: "They will swell up with Russian cabbage, burst with our buckwheat porridge, and choke themselves with cabbage soup.

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Pakistan has lost yet another case against Broadsheet LLC, as its plea has been dismissed by the London High Court, setting the total payable amount at around $33 million, a private media outlet reported on Saturday.

Pakistan loses appeal against Broadsheet, asked to pay $33m

It just lost an appeal in the London High Court against an arbitration award of $33 million to Broadsheet LLC, which had been contracted by NAB, during the Musharraf regime, to probe the assets abroad of over 150 Pakistanis, including the Sharif family.

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ISLAMABAD -- London High Court will take up Pakistan's plea on June 28 against the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) decision under which the country was awarded a penalty of $21 million (Rs3.39 billion) in the infamous Broadsheet LLC case.

London High Court to hear Pakistan's plea

The former Chairman of Nepal Press Institute currently scribes for four broadsheet dailies and People's Review on a regular basis.

Review columnist P Kharel awarded

Ouster matrix story 'poorly sourced,' resigned Times editor says !-- -- MANILA, Philippines The exclusive banner story of Manila Times on a supposed "matrix" to oust President Rodrigo Duterte was poorly sourced, a former editor of the broadsheet said.

Ouster matrix story 'poorly sourced,' resigned Times editor says

For the second consecutive year, the Philippine Daily Inquirer was recognized as the country's most outstanding broadsheet in the Gawad Lasallianeta awards given by De La Salle Araneta University (DLSAU).

PDI again tops La Salle media awards

LONDON -- The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is set to foot the bill of over $45 million (approximately Rs6.238 billion) after losing a major case at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) to asset recovery firm Broadsheet LLC.

NAB to pay Rs8.3 billion after losing case to Broadsheet LLC in UK

Format of Gulf News changed from tabloid to morning broadsheet, seven days a week.

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Islamabad -- Supreme Court (SC) has issued the notices to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Attorney General (AG) regarding the petition filed seeking volume 10 of PANAMA-JIT by International Firm Broadsheet LLC.