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Recent Examples of notation
This includes tattoos that denote loyalty to the gang (four points); insignia, logos, notations, drawings, or dress that show allegiance to it (another four); and social-media posts that include its symbols (two more).
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Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
Note that the correlation notation 1D_5D refers to the correlation between 1D post-earnings returns and subsequent 5D returns.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Even a basic grounding in musical notation can transform a child’s sense of what can be communicated to another human being, especially—and this is crucial—if notation is treated as a tool of creativity rather than simply an unpleasant test of the ability to play all the right notes or else.
—Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
There’s a growing disconnect between how these cases are decided — by academically analyzing briefs, bar lines, and musical notation — versus how audiences actually experience music.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
Note that the correlation notation 1D_5D refers to the correlation between 1D post-earnings returns and subsequent 5D returns.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Even a basic grounding in musical notation can transform a child’s sense of what can be communicated to another human being, especially—and this is crucial—if notation is treated as a tool of creativity rather than simply an unpleasant test of the ability to play all the right notes or else.
—Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
There’s a growing disconnect between how these cases are decided — by academically analyzing briefs, bar lines, and musical notation — versus how audiences actually experience music.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notation
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With those savory, salty notes, coastal gins lend a beautiful twist to the classic G&T or anything citrus.—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Medium-full, with excellent concentration, very good acidity, well- integrated wood notes, rich tannins and significant persistence.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The memo also contains a link to about 11 hours of footage of Epstein in his cell released as proof of his suicide—which quickly faced more scrutiny after viewers realized about a minute of footage was missing.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Now, a Department of the Navy memo obtained and published this week by both CBS affiliate WTKR and NBC affiliate WAVY sheds more light on the timeline of events tied to Resendiz's death.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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“Notation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notation. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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