as in to record
to make a written note of
I'll jot down the message
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Strachwitz’s aim was to record Chenier singing in Creole French.—
Alicia Ault,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025 -
As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Each man took a different logging road into the wilderness north of their camp.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
26 June 2025
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Whitson joined Axiom after retiring from NASA nearly a decade ago and has logged almost two years in orbit over her career.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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Create a family communication plan: NOAA said to take the time now to write down your hurricane plan, and share it with your family.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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In between sets, festival-goers could sign up to vote with Headcount or write down how music had life-altering impact on them with Music Saves Lives.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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Many participants reported being reminded of their singlehood indirectly, due to their social environments.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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In its beginning years, the program focused on detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants with criminal records, CBS reported.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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But then came Alcaraz against Sinner last Sunday: Alcaraz coming all the way back from two sets down on the red clay of Roland Garros.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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Edwin Diaz and Reed Garrett then set down six straight batters before Jeff McNeil delivered the walk-off hit.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Government stenographers are also still recording and transcribing all of Trump’s remarks, though these are no longer being published on the White House’s website or elsewhere.—
Shannon Bow O'Brien,
The Conversation,
12 June 2025
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Last but not least, there is the audience, your stand-ins at the Winter Garden Theatre, which laughed at the jokes and applauded the big speeches, transcribed from Murrow’s own.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The young veteran noted that a setback certainly set him back.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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In addition, Morgan Stanley on Wednesday noted that the bank had removed Pop Mart from its China and Hong Kong focus list, replacing it with insurance company PICC P&C, according to CNBC.—
Cecilia Hult,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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“Jot (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jot%20%28down%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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