memorandum
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One memorandum from the FBI's legal attache in London, sent two weeks later, noted there were a "number of videos, floppy disks and documentation still to be viewed".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The investigation’s report is confidential, but a UNC memorandum in response to a public records lawsuit shows the scope of the accusations against SCiLL.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The Port of Long Beach signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Maritime Administration in July.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
In June, pursuing what became the short-lived memorandum of understanding, the vice president repeatedly described his and his colleagues’ efforts to bring reason to the U.S.-Iran relationship as though the idea were original.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Perhaps you will sign this memorandum to that effect, then.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
Anyway all the flirtations and memoranda came to nothing, as foreseen in these pages and elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The recent publication of confidential Supreme Court memoranda by The New York Times has brought to light a pivotal moment in the court’s history.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
Over the past year, they have signed contracts and memoranda of understanding to import gas from Turkey and Qatar to increase production.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
"India Office bureaucrats collected press clippings and swapped memoranda regarding her personal and financial affairs in an effort to control Duleep Singh's actions as a politicised member of the Indian diaspora in Britain," Baker writes.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
“It takes brains not to make money,” Colonel Cargill wrote in one of the homiletic memoranda he regularly prepared for circulation over General Peckem’s signature.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Carney’s office said Thursday that the two sides had signed memorandums of understanding covering energy, combating crime and other issues, providing “the foundation for a new strategic partnership.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
President Donald Trump set the tone for his second term by issuing 26 executive orders, four proclamations and 12 memorandums on his first day back in office.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025
Other analysts note that a lot of the agreements signed during the trip were non-binding memorandums of understanding, which are less formal than contracts, and do not always translate into actual transactions.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
In their sentencing memorandums, prosecutors and Christina Sinha, a lawyer for Mr. Maynard, recommended a sentence of five years and three months.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
It was not true that he wrote memorandums praising himself and recommending that his authority be enhanced to include all combat operations; he wrote memoranda.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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