1
as in to record
to make a written note of
the station captain logged the arrest and then left for home
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2
as in to win
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
an actor who has logged a record number of Academy Award nominations in the course of her career
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as in logbook
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Recent Examples of log
Alexandra Mendoza, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
The company says users can still log in to download their own data, however.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Jean Chen Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
This separate situation exposed call and text logs for a smaller group of specific high-profile targets, and in some cases included recordings as well as information like location data.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
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Overall, the Tucson sector logged the most Border Patrol apprehensions in calendar 2024, with some 290,000, according to an analysis of CBP data.
—Alexandra Mendoza, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
The company says users can still log in to download their own data, however.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
Rooms and suites feature rustic log beds, mini-fridges, free Wi-Fi, and microwaves.
—Jean Chen Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
This separate situation exposed call and text logs for a smaller group of specific high-profile targets, and in some cases included recordings as well as information like location data.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
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After winning the show in 2005, Underwood received what was standard for Idol champions: a recording contract with Hollywood Records, including $125,000 upfront for beginning her first album, another $125,000 upon completion, and a $300,000 advance for album production.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
20 Jan. 2025
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Richard Nixon recorded the lowest approval rating in history—24 percent—just before resigning in August 1974 amid the Watergate scandal.—
Ewan Palmer,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Biden’s aides also deserve credit for working closely with Trump’s team to win a cease-fire in Gaza during the administration’s waning days.—
Andrew Exum,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Another ticket sold in Texas matched four numbers drawn plus the Powerball to win $150,000 with the Power Play multiplier.—
Don Sweeney,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
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Rodriguez breezed through the day-to-day material covering when to use a fire extinguisher and how to fill out a logbook, but lingered on the slides about dirty bombs, mass shootings, and terrorist attacks.—
Jasper Craven,
Harper's Magazine,
23 July 2024
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Moreover, the logbooks of eyewitnesses in the royal fleet suggested that the Gloucester hit the Ower, rather than the Leman.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that the Cowboys were hiring Schottenheimer, 51, to replace Mike McCarthy.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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On Friday, the State Department imposed a wide-ranging halt of U.S. funding for projects abroad, excluding military aid and food programs for Egypt and Israel, multiple outlets reported.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
25 Jan. 2025
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Healthy eating is vital to preventing and managing type 2 diabetes, and the Mediterranean diet may help to achieve this.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2025
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Ukrainians are ready to work together with Americans to achieve peace, true peace.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Instead: find a dedicated journal or pad and start a recovery diary.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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The campaigns come with a description explaining why residents are asking for donations, and many detail the small but irreplaceable possessions that the fires took: family photos and home videos, letters and manuscripts, rare books and childhood diaries.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The legacy-building was set in motion by Elizabeth Peabody herself, who doggedly transcribed the group’s conversations when Fuller worried that talk was too ephemeral to make a historical impact.—
Francesca Wade,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Smarter Notes Photograph: Apple The Notes app now comes equipped with the ability to transcribe audio sessions and summarize notes.—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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One of the ways analytics-as-a-service is attained is through multimodal AI, leveraging multiple forms of AI, like computer vision, deep learning, machine learning or predictive analytics, to solve a problem.—
Carlos Melendez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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At the top of the list, Avira and McAfee Total Protection for Mac attained a perfect 100% detection rate.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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