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footnotes

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plural of footnote

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In a work so dense with references, mistakes will sprout like crabgrass; write a big book on André Le Nôtre’s formal gardens and the earthworm experts will gather to deride your confusion.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Hers was a captivating return, combining the innate theatricality of her poise with a bold, sophisticated style steeped in historical references to haute couture.

— Giacomo Aricò, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of references

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Happily, the show is not up to its cowl in DC cross-references and crossovers.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The company's new program cross-references the names of campaign staffers listed in Federal Election Commission data against its own user logs.

— Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026

Definition of cross-references

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He's got big plans for Season 3 Popular captions for the meme joke about male authority figures like dads and uncles ordering the viewer to do ludicrous tasks.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
The combination of text and image recurs throughout Lynch’s paintings as well, where captions often make distressing narratives explicit.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of captions

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Preserve messages and notes about what happened and check whether clean backups are available.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
As Madrid has grown into a tourist hot spot, foreign visitors are also snatching up his fans, which Llerandi notes are more reliable than their portable, electric counterparts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of notes

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Club sources, speaking anonymously to protect relationships, say his influence has grown in the aftermath of those departures.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Production outside the Middle East ramped up Another significant adjustment during the Iran war was the ramp-up in oil production from unexpected sources.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

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