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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If the project is green-lit, then approximately 2,640 square miles would be logged over a 20-year period, the equivalent of a mile-wide strip of forest stretching from Sacramento to Boston.—
Tom Brown,
Wired News,
14 June 2025
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The Eagles need to replace Milton Williams, who logged 501 snaps last season.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
13 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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On Monday, temperatures could reach 101, the NWS reported.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2025
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The growth of new listings in these cities, however, is slowing down at over three times the national average, the company reported.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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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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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The young veteran noted that a setback certainly set him back.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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 29 Jun. 2025.
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