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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Rio reiterates 2026 guidance and notes limited direct impacts to its operations from the Middle East conflict, says Jefferies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

“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

Gadd notes that when he was growing up in a small Scottish village, there was an attitude that Glasgow was a "scary" place but that isn't really the case.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Each one charted the acceleration of the cancer in her body and the growth of the baby, interspersed with notes on her research.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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