- past tense form of write.
wrote
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The site, they wrote, is “owned by the village and its residents.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“It truly breaks my heart to have to miss out on a lot,” she wrote in an Instagram story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Last month Tice wrote to the agency to ask if they would investigate whether they were responsible for the leaking of private financial information to the media.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“We’re optimistic that new leadership can bend the curve on traffic, but remain realistic that direct competitors have also gotten noticeably sharper, and the planned initiatives will take time to bear fruit,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
“I wrote this about you. About us. The stuff at the end isn’t right yet—you can ignore the last few paragraphs. But . . . here.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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