footnote
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Arsenal will hope this blip is only a footnote in what can still be a successful season - but the Gunners are going to have get back to their best, and quickly.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
In the climate science chapter, footnote 77 says “discussion of attribution research has been adapted, and, in some cases, excerpted from the authors’ prior publications on this topic.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Finally, insofar as Kagan cited to legislative history, she did so only briefly and in a footnote.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
Salieri may be a mediocrity, destined to be a footnote in the short yet indelible life of Mozart.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
This struggle against error brought into being the footnote: the mechanism for ensuring that every fact could be traced to an authorizing statement.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing footnote
Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Selecting and Evaluating Sources and Research Report
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Reading: Informational - High School
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