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"Though the gesture was striking, the original heads were retrieved and carefully restored under the guidance of The Henry Moore Foundation adding a powerful footnote to the history of this majestic sculpture."
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Finally, insofar as Kagan cited to legislative history, she did so only briefly and in a footnote.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
Salieri may be a mediocrity, destined to be a footnote in the short yet indelible life of Mozart.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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
Before leaving isorhythm, there is a footnote to be added about the way it is organised as strings of note values.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing footnote
Reading: Informational - Middle School
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Reading: Informational - High School
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