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footnote

[foot-noht] / ˈfʊtˌnoʊt /
NOUN
note at bottom of document
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In a footnote of a news release at the time, Samsung pledged to “serve contextual or non-personal ads” and respect data privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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

The whole story would scarcely rate a footnote in the history of science, except for one thing.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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