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The minister for agriculture, whose villa has its own footnote in mid-20th-century Mafia history, will continue serving in the Cabinet.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
“The Trustees’ fertility assumptions are not a technical footnote.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
In a fascinating footnote, the disgraced admiral reclaimed his reputation and won a peerage in Britain by vanquishing the French in a 1782 naval battle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
In a footnote, the plaintiff clarified that his brother was also present at the time of the incident and that neither of them engaged in inappropriate conduct toward the unidentified woman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The new information did not appear in the main text, only in a footnote, and only in the very last edition printed.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing footnote
Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Selecting and Evaluating Sources and Research Report
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Reading: Informational - High School
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