as in logs
to make a written note of
I'll jot down the message
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Governance must be architectural, with checkpoints on the highest-leverage decisions, audit logs across all agent actions, and validation layers before execution.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026 -
Users will also receive alerts when someone logs in to their account.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Atlanta Dream announced their 2026 WNBA opening night roster this week, headlined by the blockbuster addition of two-time All-Star Angel Reese alongside a returning core that set franchise records just a season ago.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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McCoy ran and got hit by a stun gun before he was arrested, court records state.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Another keeps a notebook with his phone and writes down his questions there instead of searching for the answers.—
Mika Ellison,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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Instead of signing the contract, Henry writes down an address.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The texture starts creamy and then sets down into a blurred finish.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 Dec. 2025
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At this year’s French Open, Monfils performed one of his signature resurrections, coming from two sets down to beat Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien and sending Court Philippe-Chatrier into a frenzy in the process.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Davis, the observer, said that unlike the earlier trackers, the Migra Map doesn’t attempt to alert people to events occurring in real time, but reports enforcement actions after the fact.—
Carolina Cuellar,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Afar reports that cruise companies have reshuffled their itineraries.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The study notes that roughly half of the United States' nearly 15,000 wastewater treatment facilities use anaerobic digestion, a process in which microbes break down sewage sludge in oxygen-free conditions to reduce waste volume while producing biogas.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
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Thomas Goodman, a politics and law professor at Rhodes College in Memphis, notes that the new congressional districts may lead to greater friction over who receives attention — and funding — from lawmakers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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The trio rebuild the tower and Guerrero goes up again, pulling the line for about four minutes more before the group takes down the tower, wheels the cart away from the window and walks away.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Kennedale takes down Van Alstyne Senior guards Jacoby Lovings and Trey Smith scored 14 and 11 points, respectively, as Kennedale defeated Van Alstyne 60-47 in a Class 4A Division II area-round game on Friday at Little Elm Braswell High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Jots (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jots%20%28down%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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