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paper bullet
 n.— «This reservation and in the state are the final destinations for the tribe’s money. They govern themselves and pay for health services, , housing and public safety with a combination of tribal money and assistance. But the federal involvement also leads to frequent clashes with the government. “Today we don’t have military wars, but we have to fight what I call paper bullets.”» —“Bizbits: Seminole-Hard Rock” by Adrian Sainz in Reservation, Florida Fayetteville Observer (North Carolina) Apr. 6, 2007. (: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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