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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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Recent Examples of write down
The situation became even more complicated in early October when Barca’s auditors wrote down a previous €400million valuation of the Barcelona Vision subsidiary (the latest version of the Barca Studios project).
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Old Sacramento’s celebration will include selfie booths, a lounge area and intention stations where residents can write down their New Year’s resolutions.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 31 Dec. 2024
Then, write down a number that is 20-30% below the amount spent in 2024 and make that a new budget and target for 2025.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Papers were circulated for families to write down their contact details.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Old Sacramento’s celebration will include selfie booths, a lounge area and intention stations where residents can write down their New Year’s resolutions.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 31 Dec. 2024
Then, write down a number that is 20-30% below the amount spent in 2024 and make that a new budget and target for 2025.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Papers were circulated for families to write down their contact details.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
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Tailor For Expense Reduction Messaging When crafting your capabilities statement, customize it to showcase how your business can help agencies reduce costs: • Use metrics to quantify savings from previous contracts.—
Col. Rafael Marrero,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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And the disaster has exposed holes in the region's preparations to reduce the chances of fires getting so unmanageable and to keep communities safer.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Top 10 Center Fielders In 2024, only eight pitchers recorded 30 saves — the fewest in a 162-game season since 1988.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Logistical issues like finding studio space delayed the first episode until Dec. 15, and so far, he’s recorded 10 episodes, with another 30 to go, according to the filing.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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As Grey Goose prepares to make its mark down under, the Lemon Ace exemplifies a calculated effort to blend tradition with modernity.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The name is short for Project 180, signaling a desire to flip retail on its head — in part by taking goods that would have been marked down and putting them into a rental ecosystem.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
8 Jan. 2025
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He’s logged more than 20 minutes the last two games and 14-plus minutes over the last four.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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The game was well in hand by the fourth quarter, allowing head coach Tom Thibodeau to empty his bench with three minutes remaining — a rare luxury for a team whose starters have logged heavy minutes in recent games.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
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Cramer suggested that for months, most investors fixated on the Federal Reserve and macro aspects of the economy, writing off the autonomy of good businesses and their ability to make money even in a less-than-ideal environment.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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In its first battles around Pokrovsk this month, the 155th Mechanized Brigade reportedly suffered stinging losses—and may have written off some its hard-to-replace Leopard 2s.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Without setting down explicit conditions for the US to stay in NATO, Vance criticized an imbalance in member countries’ commitments and singled out Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and a frequent target of Trump’s pressure during his presidency.—
Brooke Seipel,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2024
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Megan Mojica and Kamila Reynolds, both Madison area school bus drivers, visited the site Tuesday morning, set down some candles, and prayed with a chaplain.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
18 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s nominees have been preparing for the hearings in practice sessions with Trump’s advisers and Republican allies in the Senate, CNN reported.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Current Incidents: There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2025
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Eagle’s library board has voted to take down the library’s community bulletin board, a move that followed a controversy at the nearby Nampa Public Library surrounding a poster advertising a LGBTQ+ youth group.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
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Baldoni’s previous filings have mentioned Reynolds, but now he is officially named as a defendant, accused of assisting his wife in taking over the film and taking down Baldoni’s career.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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