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jot (down)

verb

Definition of jot (down)

as in to record

to make a written note of I'll jot down the message

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Gravest Gravy, an album consisting of a dozen previously unheard tracks that were recorded in 1977, with Big Star’s Alex Chilton producing, captures the band’s pioneering psychobilly sound at its birth.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
In great Coppola family tradition, the late Eleanor Coppola was behind the scenes, recording her own video diaries that would become Making Marie Antoinette.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of record

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When processes aren’t written down, new hires take longer to get up to speed, and mistakes are more likely.

— Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Atul Gawande’s The Checklist Manifesto shows the benefits of experts writing down the small part of their experience and knowledge that can be written down.

— Timor Brik, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of write down

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As The Athletic reported on Sunday, the two clubs are close to finalising a €70million (£60m; $81m) transfer agreement.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Users reported problems with Outlook, while OpenAI said users may experience problems starting or continuing tasks in ChatGPT Work, temporarily disabling two of the modern office's favorite methods of assigning more work.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of report

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Related Inspiration pinged, and Kay, the English musician born Jason Luís Cheetham, went back inside and transcribed the lyrics forming in his head onto hotel stationery.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
For buyers, key features include voice notes transcribed in real time, optical character recognition technology that reads the article number, composition, weight, and wash code from hang tag, and the ability to create mood boards and more.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of transcribe

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Andrew Brown, Park Forest’s assistant director of economic development and planning, notes that any applicant had to fall in the 60% income bracket of the six-county area of Chicago.

— Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
In line with that argument, reporting on California’s latest lawsuit underscores how central mail-in ballots have become, noting that more than 89% of voters used mail ballots in the state’s June primary.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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