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footnote

[foot-noht] / ˈfʊtˌnoʊt /
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note at bottom of document
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Appeared in the May 6, 2026, print edition as 'Justice Alito’s Intriguing Footnote'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Sally Hemings Isn’t a Mere Footnote: Suzan-Lori Parks’s new play, “Sally & Tom,” is the latest work by a Black writer seeking to prioritize Hemings’s life and perspective to make her fully dimensional.

From New York Times • May 19, 2024

Footnote for hikers who hate company: Davison Road will close for grading Sept. 26-30.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022

In an email, Collura wrote that, after the AFR call, he "had the opportunity to explain Footnote 563 to Congressman Paul Tonko."

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2022

Footnote b: "Sub-artesian" is a term applied when the water in a bore rises to or near the surface, but does not automatically flow along it.

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland




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