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memorandums

noun

variants or memoranda

plural of memorandum

as in notices

a written communication giving information or directions I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy

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a message on paper from one person or group to another the studio executives depend on endless memoranda to keep track of what's going on at a movie shot on location

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as in notes

a usually brief written reminder dispatched a memorandum to her secretary about the assignment

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Recent Examples of memorandums Decisions often get made in a room by people who trust one another, without committee memoranda or quarterly reporting obligations. — Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 As of Friday afternoon, neither daughter had filed their sentencing memorandums. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026 Goldman signed non-binding memorandums of understanding (MOUs), not formal contracts, with Nvidia. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 Nvidia signed memorandums of understanding with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR for the financing platforms. — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026 President Min Aung Hlaing's two-day official visit includes meetings with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and other officials at Government House, where they are expected to sign several memorandums of understanding. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 To achieve growth for both undergrad and graduate students, the admissions office is sending two staff members to India under memorandums of understanding and partnerships with organizations in that country. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Presidential national security powers Executive memorandums direct agencies to prepare reports, implement policies or align programs with the administration’s priorities. — Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 The visit, led by officials tied to the White House’s energy policy apparatus, is expected to produce memorandums of understanding covering oil and key minerals such as gold, aluminum and possibly coal. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026

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Any new notices must be based on a more careful review of which homes actually qualify, according to the ruling.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
Residents say the notices represent just a fraction of what occurs at the site, including noxious odors and noisy truck deliveries when people are trying to sleep.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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And his relatives in turn gave notes to the actors playing their younger selves and were encouraged to interrogate Ba as his coming-of-age story was dramatized.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
That figure includes vendor notes and up to $64 million in earnout payments tied to Obagi’s future performance.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

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The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.

— byDebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
While hunkered down in the trenches of World War I, a Greek scholar translated some of Paul’s epistles.

— Robin Hoagland, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025

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The Pulse can perform much more intricate compositions than, say, a pair of industrial robot arms, and can work directly off of digital notations without the need for custom programming.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Bearing extensive handwritten notations and edits by the authors, it is estimated to sell for between $1 and $2 million.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026

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Some have done so, the prosecutor explained, by slow-walking directives of dubious merit, such as orders to investigate voter fraud by noncitizens—a phenomenon that Trump has falsely claimed is rampant.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
This action follows previous directives this summer aimed at regulating data center expansion.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

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Commonly used to carry messages, pigeons became less useful to people after World War II as radio, telephone and other electronic communications became reliable.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The controller was having trouble hearing the pilots and asked them to repeat their messages, including altitude, several times, according to the audio.

— Anselm Gibbs, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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