- past tense form of write.
wrote
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“The precipitous downfall of LIV leaves many players with uncertain futures,” he wrote this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
“Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny. I am very sorry,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
"The reason we lost is the war," he wrote on X.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
“I’m open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance,” Vance wrote.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
With a pencil gripped in her left hand, she wrote in reverse on long lengths of rolled brown paper, taking down the spirit communications.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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