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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Cheap exports from China also helped keep prices and inflation low for a long time, notes Tim Murray, capital-markets strategist at T. Rowe Price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"All our notes are on Teams and I was going to finish the second half of my book, and it wasn't loading," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

And she notes that her roots also make her feel at home with the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A $58 billion auction of three-year Treasury notes is ahead.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"I see you've forgotten my feeling about notes in the classroom."

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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