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[dot] / dɒt /




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Now, there are still some t’s to cross and i’s to dot.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

"You just give your dot a responsibility... and your dots will just get to work and keep working," Altman added.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The TV cameras didn’t help matters, at one point finding a lone Chargers fan amid an ocean of Raiders fans, a blue dot bobbing in a silver-and-black sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

“The dot plot signals one further hike this year and leaves open the possibility of another in 2027,” the chief rates strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

When my camera lens focuses on that tiny pale white dot, I feel so far away from them.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

However, integrating the new dots onto a device "seems like a very reasonable thing to assume we may do someday," Altman said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Flynn's defence lawyer Patrick Mulligan, meanwhile, told the court there was no concrete evidence, saying: "Connecting a couple of meaningless dots doesn't solve the case."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

But the aspiration to deliver tailored health advice to consumers is back with a vengeance, now equipped with a richer instrument panel and AI to connect the dots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

These dots will provide a glimpse into what they think about the trajectory of interest rates and the U.S. economy more broadly.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

As Jake studied the bumps, he started seeing patterns in the dots.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Before buying a property with an HOA, go through a checklist before signing on the dotted line.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

As they extended control in the late 1990s, the entire Chemmani region became part of a high-security zone and was dotted with army camps, check points and security posts.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Featuring various zones of native vegetation alongside bougainvillea and jacarandas, the park is dotted with generous public seating and has an amphitheater for outdoor events or general lounging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Such trends were in plain sight in Tor Bella Monaca, a working-class eastern suburb of Rome dotted by rundown apartment blocks, cash-for-gold shops and discount stores.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

They creaked through rolling hills dotted with apple orchards stripped bare, past fields of brown earth awaiting the planting of oats and wheat.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

In one of our final negotiation sessions, when we’re supposed to be dotting i’s and crossing t’s, he worries aloud about how these two vastly different companies are going to mesh their different cultures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Of the 224 throughout the state, 140 populate central Ohio, dotting the city center through to the edges of suburban cities like New Albany and Dublin, according to Data Center Map.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Traci Park won the Los Angeles City Council’s 11th District seat in 2022 on a promise to clean up the rising number of homeless encampments dotting the affluent Westside district.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Almost all of Mandalay's flattened or toppled residential buildings have been cleared away, some of them already rebuilt and others remaining as fenced-off empty lots dotting the city.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

I gazed at its marshes and rice fields, at kingfishers hovering to dive, cattle egrets dotting the landscape with white, and weaverbird nests dangling from trees like Christmas decorations.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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