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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Sigtermans’s website notes that its figures are based on self-reported data that have not been independently verified.

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Reflecting on her success, Lennick notes she's put in the work – the only financial help she's ever had is bank loans.

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Retail consumer data through early April remained strong, notes Bernstein analyst Zhihan Ma.

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He knew what he was going to find in her next set of notes, but his muscles tightened anyway.

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