notes

¹ British

/ nəʊts /

plural noun

short descriptive or summarized jottings taken down for future reference
a record of impressions, reflections, etc, esp as a literary form

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NOTES ² British

/ nəʊts /

abbreviation

natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery, a surgical technique for operating on internal organs through bodily orifices

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Example Sentences

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Off stage, Roy notes, he dressed like any other Bengali man in kurta and pyjamas.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Even if the war ended tomorrow, she notes, it will take a while for prices to come back down.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

As Coleman notes, “I would see if it’s part of a long-standing pattern and think about the psychological cost to you.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Treasury will auction three-year notes on Tuesday, 10-year notes on Wednesday and 30-year bonds on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He held up a notebook with a Mirror Tech logo on the front and a pad of sticky notes on the inside cover.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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