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Recent Examples of footnote
The fact that the watch has surfaced this year—the 95th anniversary of the opening of the Empire State Building and the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding—adds historical gravitas to the sale and serves as the perfect footnote to Starrett’s biography, says Boutros.
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
For a business the size of Unilever, Graze was a mere footnote.
—Sam Birchall, Fortune, 10 June 2026
That was relayed through a one-sentence footnote.
—Robert Hart, The Verge, 9 June 2026
In fact, Goldman highlighted one optimistic historical footnote.
—Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 8 June 2026
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
For a business the size of Unilever, Graze was a mere footnote.
—Sam Birchall, Fortune, 10 June 2026
That was relayed through a one-sentence footnote.
—Robert Hart, The Verge, 9 June 2026
In fact, Goldman highlighted one optimistic historical footnote.
—Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footnote
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Wood also studied the backstage photography of Mick Rock, pulling references of Bowie, Iggy Pop and Freddie Mercury.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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By the summer of 2021, the company had complied with the government’s initial request to identify more than 250 users whose searches included references to bombs or if users repeatedly looked up the RNC or DNC.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Moore wrote in a caption to her post.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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In the caption of her post, Sánchez Bezos shared words of encouragement for children who are struggling with reading or speaking.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Oppenheimer’s note was principally focused, fitting for a global strategist, on how equity returns will be reshaped in a new regime.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Slaloming through the gears is a symphony for the senses, especially when the windows are down and the titanium exhaust notes are echoing off the canyon walls.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency cited a military source as saying today that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, and that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy has not issued permission for any vessels to transit until further notice.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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The agent can tell the planner where the source data came from, which parameters the calculation was based on, the decision-tree logic, and, for the mathematically minded, even the formula.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footnote. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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