blotter

noun

blot·ter ˈblä-tər

: a piece of blotting paper

: a book in which entries (as of transactions or occurrences) are made temporarily pending their transfer to permanent record books

police blotter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Days later, the Fox 19 story was posted to an Instagram page called Cleveland Remembrance, which features police blotter and posts about homicides, accidents and tragedies.

cleveland, 12 Oct. 2022 This pocket-sized tool with a massive TikTok following doubles as an oil-blotter and mini face massager.

Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 6 Oct. 2022 Many recent offerings from 209 Times (most often found on the site’s Facebook page) lean more police blotter than hard-hitting investigative journalism.

James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Murad's Oil and Pore Control Mattifier, a broad-spectrum SPF 45 sunscreen that mattifies oily complexions better than an oil blotter.

Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 10 Mar. 2022 White Album on some orange Owsley or orange sunshine or some blotter.

Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022 Witnesses called 911 at 5:15 p.m. to report the attack on the bartender in the 500 block of King Street, police said on their blotter.

Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021 The crime blotter has been a staple at many departments in the D.C. region and around the country for decades.

Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021 Inside the house was mustard wall-to-wall carpeting and a gigantic Maitland-Smith desk with an ink blotter.

Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2022 See More

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