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jot

[jot] / dʒɒt /


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Bring a paper copy of your passport with you, know where the embassy is located in the country you’re traveling to and jot down the country’s emergency phone number.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

I like to keep a small notebook in the kitchen for this sort of thing, a place to jot down ideas while the kettle boils or something softens on the stove.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Bits of overheard conversation often fascinated me, and I’d jot them down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

“I would take my morning walk, and I would think about it, and I’d come home, and I‘d just jot down ideas on index cards for the first couple of months,” Val Jean recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025

Cole had grown impatient watching the visitors jot notes in their silly little folders.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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