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wrote

American  
[roht] / roʊt /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of write.


wrote British  
/ rəʊt /

verb

  1. the past tense of write

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The FAA is investigating the incident, including whether “a new measure to suspend the use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters was applied,” the agency spokesperson wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Contrary to media reports, talks with Iran were going “very well,” the president wrote.

From MarketWatch

Deutsche Bank analyst Melissa Weathers wrote recently that investors were likely exercising more caution “given past memory bust cycles,” adding that those fears are “difficult to disprove in the near term.”

From MarketWatch

Having a tier-1 cloud solutions provider as both a lead client and a collaborator “brings the entire CPU program the much-needed credibility,” analysts wrote.

From Barron's

“Despite a broader return to market enthusiasm, retail appeared to capitulate—turning net sellers for the first time in 9 months,” the analysts wrote.

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