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footnotes

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plural of footnote

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What would have taken a novice lapsed coder like me hours of time struggling with physics models and code references was already in a functional, ready-to-test state with minimal effort.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
GPTZero investigation published 14 May 2026 found 16 of 27 citations fabricated, misattributed, or broken, including references to Forbes, McKinsey, Gartner, TechCrunch, and WIRED.

— Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of references

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Happily, the show is not up to its cowl in DC cross-references and crossovers.

— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The company's new program cross-references the names of campaign staffers listed in Federal Election Commission data against its own user logs.

— Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026

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Preserve messages and notes about what happened and check whether clean backups are available.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
As Madrid has grown into a tourist hot spot, foreign visitors are also snatching up his fans, which Llerandi notes are more reliable than their portable, electric counterparts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of notes

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Renewable energy credits serve as proof that a company uses electricity from clean energy sources like solar farms, according to the Retail Energy Supply Association.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Other dark leafy greens, such as Swiss chard and collard greens, are good sources, too.

— Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 31 Aug. 2026

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