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written down

verb

past participle of write down

as in reduced

to diminish the price or value of a company forced to write down its assets

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as in noted

to make a written note of write down what you remember about that day

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Recent Examples of written down That’s enough to call it preexisting, whether or not it was written down anywhere. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026 No records from her lifetime mention the event—and this seems like the sort of thing someone might have written down. — Michele Metychall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 Some knowledge is in a process that everyone follows, but no one has written down. — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 None of these rules are written down. — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 22 June 2026 Nothing can be written down, and no one can know everything, so much of the dialogue is a bewildering avalanche of codewords and code names. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026 Processes that had previously lived in people’s heads began to get written down. — Shivaas Gulati, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026 The Odyssey is based on the ancient Greek epic poem known as Homer's Odyssey, which is widely understood to have been passed down from generation to generation via oral storytelling before it was written down in full. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Making bsissa—a tradition passed down through generations—is an art, yet nothing is measured or written down. — Boutheina Ben Salem, Vogue, 8 May 2026

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Graphics will reportedly be reduced, all of which could affect the quality of broadcasts.

— Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
After a two-month trial, Bowman instructed jurors to deliberate on second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter charges — reduced from first-degree murder charges by prosecutors last week.

— Reeti Malhotra July 21, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

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Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Corey noted the officer in Harrisburg fired his weapon as the car was already driving away from the federal officers.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of noted

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In many industries, the cost of not having location insights can be measured in liability, failed service level agreements, and capital written off.

— Marianna Kantor, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Some argued the songs are real, but were written off as AI to minimize interest.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026

Definition of written off

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That win over the Tempo marked the first time Jones shared the court with Reese, and in 11 minutes with those two on the court, the Dream outscored the Tempo by 12 points (33-21).

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
That season also marked the first of his two career scoring titles.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of marked

Verb

Florida Politics reported that the White House approved of the amendment to weaken the bill.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Henderson, who was identified by witnesses as a former employee of the restaurant, is accused of serving as Child’s getaway driver, using a maroon pickup that was recently reported stolen in Canyon County, police said.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

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