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jots
  • present tense form of jot (3rd person singular).

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When Siri questions Killian, she jots down another observation: “hiding something.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The exhibition expands with Argote’s near-daily visits to tend to the space, where she jots down notes and musings with colored pencil on the walls between works.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Over the weeks, Margaret jots down in her diary what she sees.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

Leno weighs them, takes their temperature and jots details of each visit by hand in a record book with a tattered yellow cover.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2023

Skeeter jots a few words on her pad, notes for the newsletter article about the Benefit.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett