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In the climate science chapter, footnote 77 says “discussion of attribution research has been adapted, and, in some cases, excerpted from the authors’ prior publications on this topic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“I know both of us look back on that time with great fondness, but I will also say that I know that I’m really just a footnote in what he actually accomplished in his life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Finally, insofar as Kagan cited to legislative history, she did so only briefly and in a footnote.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Kavanaugh seemed to quietly walk back this language in a footnote of a Dec. 23 concurrence blocking President Trump from deploying the National Guard in Illinois.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

When Moushumi had first introduced him to her crowd he and she would sit with their arms around each other, their fellow guests a footnote to their own ongoing conversation.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri