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footnote

[foot-noht] / ˈfʊtˌnoʊt /
NOUN
note at bottom of document
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The minister for agriculture, whose villa has its own footnote in mid-20th-century Mafia history, will continue serving in the Cabinet.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

“The Trustees’ fertility assumptions are not a technical footnote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Well, as Judge Jones explains in a footnote: “The government does not challenge the district court’s Commerce Clause analysis on appeal. Accordingly, any such argument is forfeited, and we do not address it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

In a footnote, the plaintiff clarified that his brother was also present at the time of the incident and that neither of them engaged in inappropriate conduct toward the unidentified woman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

These troubles would have ended as an interesting footnote but for one thing: these infinities and zeros are the key to understanding nature.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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