footnote

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Recent Examples of footnote The accusation had been listed in a footnote and was not central to the government's case against the imam. Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025 News of Josh Hader’s shoulder injury nearly rendered Correa a footnote at his homecoming a week later. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 One person’s formative trauma is another’s nostalgic footnote. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025 This isn’t a seasonal fluctuation or statistical footnote. Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for footnote
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Noun
  • Both the ceremony and red carpet, however, avoided any references to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His reference to the era of performance enhancing drugs of the 1990s and early 2000s drew laughter from media members in his postgame press conference.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Another great addition is live captions and translation.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Redford’s Indecent Proposal co-star Demi Moore shared an Instagram reel with their dance scene from the film on her Instagram with a heartfelt caption.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Be suspicious of urgent messages One of the most alarming details in the Anthropic report was how the hacker used AI to craft convincing extortion notes.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Among the suggestions was a handwritten note from David Murdoch, a Canadian pastor who had moved to the city.
    Beth Lew-Williams, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • This will allow users to search and cross-reference the texts from anywhere in the world.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That's part of the 'framework' agreement for TikTok, which will also include new and existing investors in its Chinese parent company ByteDance, sources told CNBC's David Faber.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • As demand for electricity surged to power more electric devices in homes and Big Tech's boom in data centers, renewable energy has been the go-to source for the cheapest, fastest way to generate more juice.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footnote. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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