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footnote

[foot-noht] / ˈfʊtˌnoʊt /
NOUN
note at bottom of document
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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

But even that movie dilutes Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel to a fraction of its story, reducing all of the text’s thematic resonance to a footnote along with it.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Finally, insofar as Kagan cited to legislative history, she did so only briefly and in a footnote.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

In a Texas appeals court footnote, the court refers specifically to the singer’s true name.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 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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