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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The Bejarano family notes that people come from all over to taste their stall’s tuba in particular, warning that not all tuba is made with the same precision as theirs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
SpaceX issued five tranches of senior notes, including $7 billion of 5.35% notes due in 2031, $6 billion of 5.65% notes due in 2033 and $6 billion of 5.875% notes due in 2036.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
“The deeper Axis troops were drawn into Egypt,” Mr. Hargreaves notes, “the longer their supply lines became, while the enemy’s grew ever shorter.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
One expert in the article notes that if regulators wanted to expand access to retatrutide, why would they focus on exactly one person?
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
Emma and I trade facts back and forth, and she jots our notes onto a yellow legal pad.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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