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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“My color man took all the press notes, wadded them up and hit the tarantula like swinging a bat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Verma notes that there has been an increasing proclivity to reduce subsidies, which may not necessarily be a good idea in a price-sensitive country like India.

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“It was a tough time to retire,” Bengen notes.

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The Northwestern team notes that all parts of their system can be sourced from common hardware materials.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Welchman looks at me for a long second, then returns to his notes.

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