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as in notice
a written communication giving information or directions
I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy
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as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
the studio executives depend on endless memoranda to keep track of what's going on at a movie shot on location
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Recent Examples of memorandum
Many Iranian hardliners, including conservative lawmakers and media personalities, have criticized the memorandum of understanding signed between Tehran and Washington.
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July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
His most ambitious Middle East diplomatic initiative before the Iran memorandum was a 20-point plan from last September to end the war in Gaza.
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Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
The Iranian regime’s apparent hesitancy to resume in-person talks is a significant step back from the high-level talks that took place in Switzerland earlier this month following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the countries.
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Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Penske Media filed a federal court memorandum against Google in February arguing the company is cannibalizing publisher traffic through AI Overviews.
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Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
His most ambitious Middle East diplomatic initiative before the Iran memorandum was a 20-point plan from last September to end the war in Gaza.
—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
The Iranian regime’s apparent hesitancy to resume in-person talks is a significant step back from the high-level talks that took place in Switzerland earlier this month following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the countries.
—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Penske Media filed a federal court memorandum against Google in February arguing the company is cannibalizing publisher traffic through AI Overviews.
—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorandum
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There was enough notice for other cast members to swing by and pay their respects, too.
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The federal prosecutor in Tennessee filed the notice of appeal.
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The letter did not explain the pause, but suggested it may have been intended to preserve evidence.
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One prominent Cherokee named Katteuha co-wrote a letter to Benjamin Franklin during the Constitutional Convention in 1787, urging him to push for peace between the Native people and settlers.
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Placide, who has announced this will be his final international tournament, seemed determined to end his career on a high note.
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Take notes on what’s ready to change.
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In a memo circulated to residents in October 2024, the association’s board of directors said banning flags in common areas was in the best interest of everyone in the community.
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The memo acknowledges its reading is at odds with how federal courts have understood Olmstead for nearly three decades.
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The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.
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While hunkered down in the trenches of World War I, a Greek scholar translated some of Paul’s epistles.
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Bearing extensive handwritten notations and edits by the authors, it is estimated to sell for between $1 and $2 million.
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Her fiddling is a looser, freer, more accessible type of memorialization—less a notation than an invocation, a summoning of her homeland’s spirit.
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In its declaration of Fujimori’s victory Friday, Peru’s National Jury of Elections said a review had found no such inconsistencies in the vote and rejected an appeal filed by Together for Peru.
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Readiness is an ongoing practice, not a declaration, determined by daily interactions and the safety to be candid.
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The president signed his directive aiming to restrict birthright citizenship on his first day back in the White House as part of a sweeping crackdown on immigration.
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The army chief said that in addition to the Daily Monitor, his closure directive also targeted local broadcaster NTV, also part of Nation Media Group.
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