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as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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as in to record
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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There were medics writing down what kind of injury each man had.
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
An Ohio county sheriff has spoken out again after telling residents to write down the addresses of homeowners with signs supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in their front yards.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
Use organization tools such as planners, reminders and alarms on devices, calendars, etc.
Break difficult tasks into smaller steps (write down each step).
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
The Autonomy sale was one of the biggest British tech deals at the time but quickly went sour, with HP writing down Autonomy’s value by $8.8 billion within a year.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
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Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
An Ohio county sheriff has spoken out again after telling residents to write down the addresses of homeowners with signs supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in their front yards.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
Use organization tools such as planners, reminders and alarms on devices, calendars, etc.
Break difficult tasks into smaller steps (write down each step).
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
The Autonomy sale was one of the biggest British tech deals at the time but quickly went sour, with HP writing down Autonomy’s value by $8.8 billion within a year.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
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