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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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as in recorded
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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Recent Examples of wrote down
Following the finalization of the transaction, Spinnova wrote down the book value of Woodspin, as required by IFRS, per Kankkunen.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Organic materials like waxes decay rapidly and many cultures never wrote down their day-to-day personal care regimens, so the historical record is patchy at best.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
All3Media saw revenue tumble 10% last year, while its new owner wrote down the value of several big labels including Lime Pictures and Optomen US.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Organic materials like waxes decay rapidly and many cultures never wrote down their day-to-day personal care regimens, so the historical record is patchy at best.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
All3Media saw revenue tumble 10% last year, while its new owner wrote down the value of several big labels including Lime Pictures and Optomen US.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrote down
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Citing economic pressures, the museum reduced its staff earlier this year, with a total of eight positions affected either by layoffs or a reduction in pay and benefits.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dementia risk could be dramatically reduced with one common health intervention, a study finds.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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On average over the last 30 years, Arizona recorded about 11 inches of rain a year, an inch below the long-term average.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In Washington, Reagan National Airport recorded only two-tenths of an inch of rain throughout August, Roys said.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Right now, a few popular Dyson hair tools are quietly marked down at the site.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Then keep scrolling to shop more air purifiers that are marked down at Amazon.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Given the price surge in the wide receiver market over the last couple of years, Meyers — who had never logged 1,000 yards in five seasons before 2024 — may be angling for a contract Las Vegas is not willing to pay.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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About 66% of the youths in the program met the 26-week threshold and the messengers logged over 12,000 hours of mentoring.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Once again, many AI researchers and engineers wrote off neural networks.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Aetna paid around $37,000 and the hospital wrote off the rest.—
Jason Kane,
NBC news,
14 Aug. 2025
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Historic data In 2024, California experienced 305 fires caused by lightning, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned, as reported by NIFC.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Austin’s traffic fatality rate was below the national average, while Dallas and Houston reported lower drug overdose deaths than some peer metros.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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The power of the human voice, even transcribed imperfectly onto magnetic tape and played over a tinny speaker, was life-changing.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The wide-ranging conversation appears transcribed below, lightly edited for clarity and brevity.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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Alcaraz, 22, came from two sets down to beat Sinner, 24, in the Roland Garros final, and the Italian returned the favor by beating the Spaniard in four sets in the Wimbledon final.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The agreement has been set down only in a 3 1/2 joint statement that left room for further talks on key issues.—
David McHugh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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