as in to record
to make a written note of
I'll jot down the message
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The Hamptons episode, recorded in August 2024, is one of the podcast’s most listened to episodes since the show was acquired by SiriusXM last year.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025 -
In 2018 Amazon’s Alexa recorded a married couple’s conversation about hardwood floors and sent it to one of the husband’s employees.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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No law school lectures, no ivory tower shortcuts, just determination and a mountain of case log books to read.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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The show logged receipts of Joe Schoen’s and the organization’s ineptitude in handing an MVP candidate and 2,000-yard rusher to their arch-rival, setting the Eagles up to win a Super Bowl.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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The story, written down on a clay tablet in Mesopotamia around 2,100 B.C., is the seed to the legend.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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The company reported writing down the value of its equity stake by $2.6 billion to $2.9 billion and incurring $2.7 billion in restructuring charges.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Lovato paired it with a long cathedral-style veil, which Vogue reported was made from ivory tulle.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Mednick and Magdy write for the Associated Press and reported from Tel Aviv and Cairo, respectively.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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After the coffin has been set down in the square, a book of the Gospels will be placed on top of it.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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People dressed in black silently walked back and forth to set down each coffin, some carrying them in pairs.—
Orion Rummler,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
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In a different call center, Kevin Asuncion transcribed medical visits from half a world away, in the United States.—
Kff Health News,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Stenographers employed by the government still record and transcribe all of Trump’s remarks, including his interactions with the media.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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In his post announcing Derringer's death, Wilson noted that arrangements for a memorial service for Derringer will be announced at a later date out of respect to his family and loved ones.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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Brondello noted that the Liberty allowed too many open threes to start the third and didn’t finish defensive possessions strongly on shot attempts.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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“Jot (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jot%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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