wrote

American  

[roht] / roʊt /

verb

1. a simple past tense of write.

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wrote British  

/ rəʊt /

verb

1. the past tense of write

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Example Sentences

"If this were merely a contracting impasse, DoW would presumably have just stopped using Claude," Judge Lin wrote, referencing the Department of War, a secondary name for the Department of Defense.

From BBC

On Wednesday, Dhillon posted an image on social media and wrote, “Launching a series of civil rights investigations. Another day in paradise!”

From The Wall Street Journal

The FAA is investigating the incident, including whether “a new measure to suspend the use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters was applied,” the agency spokesperson wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Contrary to media reports, talks with Iran were going “very well,” the president wrote.

From MarketWatch

Deutsche Bank analyst Melissa Weathers wrote recently that investors were likely exercising more caution “given past memory bust cycles,” adding that those fears are “difficult to disprove in the near term.”

From MarketWatch

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