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Recent Examples of footnote
The exact reason she was buried there has not been definitively settled, which is its own quietly intriguing footnote.
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Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Their first meeting in 2015, a tactical Mayweather victory in one of the most lucrative bouts in boxing history, has lingered as a stubborn footnote in Pacquiao’s otherwise untouchable résumé.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2026
McFarlane, who was appointed to Rosenior’s first-team staff after that interim spell in the hot seat, has gone from being a footnote in Chelsea’s season to effectively being asked to save it from being a complete write-off.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In a footnote, the plaintiff clarified that his brother was also present at the time of the incident and that neither of them engaged in inappropriate conduct toward the unidentified woman.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Their first meeting in 2015, a tactical Mayweather victory in one of the most lucrative bouts in boxing history, has lingered as a stubborn footnote in Pacquiao’s otherwise untouchable résumé.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2026
McFarlane, who was appointed to Rosenior’s first-team staff after that interim spell in the hot seat, has gone from being a footnote in Chelsea’s season to effectively being asked to save it from being a complete write-off.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
In a footnote, the plaintiff clarified that his brother was also present at the time of the incident and that neither of them engaged in inappropriate conduct toward the unidentified woman.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footnote
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Ahead of the exhibition’s opening, Jafa wasn’t sure how visitors might receive the exhibition, especially given that some might see his admiration for Prince’s work as unconventional, even if disparate references mining the whole of American culture are part and parcel to his practice.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
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So not only for the purposes of little boys and girls and theys and thems that look like me, to be able to see themselves and feel represented, but as well as for all of those who don’t understand people that look like me, being able to have a tangible reference.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Indian guests won the engagement but Western media captions largely lost them.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
5 May 2026
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Smart acknowledged the shocking transformation in her caption.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The note, which was discovered by Epstein’s former cellmate, had been under seal for years.—
Jeremy Roebuck,
Washington Post,
7 May 2026
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Her desk was perpetually covered in Post-it notes of various neon hues.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Below is a map of the affected states: The FDA alert has a chart with corresponding item numbers, product descriptions, as well as UPC and lot numbers for customers to cross-reference.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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This will allow users to search and cross-reference the texts from anywhere in the world.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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After coaching this season under an expiring contract, the four-time championship coach has agreed to a new two-year deal, a league source confirmed to the Bay Area News Group on Saturday.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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There was an equal and opposite reaction from far-right Americans and Europeans, some of whom had flocked to Budapest in recent years, treating it as an illiberal city on a hill, and a source of government largesse.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footnote. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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