as in logs
to make a written note of
I'll jot down the message
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The system includes theft alerts, wireless software updates, an anti-wheelie function for technical climbs, and automatic jump detection that logs air time for riders tracking their progression.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 30,
New Atlas,
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Yes, Luma can recognize up to 10 cats and logs each of their activity individually.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Court records state that nearly an hour later, officers were sent to the area again after receiving reports of a man who had been found shot dead in a yard.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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The video and audio recording of the conversation appears to come from a camera that records inside of Lawrence City Hall's hallways.—
Kristina Rex,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Another keeps a notebook with his phone and writes down his questions there instead of searching for the answers.—
Mika Ellison,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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Instead of signing the contract, Henry writes down an address.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The texture starts creamy and then sets down into a blurred finish.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 Dec. 2025
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At this year’s French Open, Monfils performed one of his signature resurrections, coming from two sets down to beat Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien and sending Court Philippe-Chatrier into a frenzy in the process.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the investigation into the crash, focusing not only on the examination into aviation safety, but also on the human toll left behind.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The elicense page includes information on a hospital’s license and any plan of correction reports from DPH.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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Game notes Rangers bats struggled for most of Saturday’s game with only four hits in the game but rallied and had runners on the corners with two outs in the ninth inning and Evan Carter up to bat.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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From a pricing perspective, BYD is expected to strategically position the Great Tang below key models within its broader portfolio to prevent overlap with premium offerings such as the Denza N8L and Denza N9, CarNewsChina notes.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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The trio rebuild the tower and Guerrero goes up again, pulling the line for about four minutes more before the group takes down the tower, wheels the cart away from the window and walks away.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Kennedale takes down Van Alstyne Senior guards Jacoby Lovings and Trey Smith scored 14 and 11 points, respectively, as Kennedale defeated Van Alstyne 60-47 in a Class 4A Division II area-round game on Friday at Little Elm Braswell High School.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Jots (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jots%20%28down%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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