Back then, he carried a spiral notebook filled with plain language definitions to Microsoft corporate speak.

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In the other half, a small spiral notebook was used in its place.

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He continues to evolve as an artist, filling one spiral notebook after another with ideas, quotations, questions, clippings, and, ultimately, new songs.

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And this education continued throughout his life, though there came a time when the blue spiral notebook was supplanted by a tape recorder.

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Three to four times a week, Johnson is in toy stores with spiral notebook and camera in hand, measuring shelf space to see if a toy is hot (increased space) or is struggling (decreased shelf space).

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G. gave me this little spiral-bound notebook and a Biro.

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Once a full report has been generated, clients receive a spiral-bound notebook containing results, clustered by specialty (infectious diseases, cancer, cardiovascular, etc.), as well as a graphic display of the results, a lab report and a glossary of biomarkers.

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