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as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book
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as in memorandum
a written communication giving information or directions
the visiting leader received a series of urgent memos from the country's ambassador prior to the summit
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The sentencing memo in Azari's case noted a private email among climate activists that surfaced in the media in 2016.
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Michael Copley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
The memo, first reported by Bloomberg Law News, says the U.S. Department of Justice will track and investigate local officials in jurisdictions that don’t cooperate with Trump’s immigration policies and potentially prosecute them.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Retail giant Target is scaling back some of its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, according to an internal memo sent to employees.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
Look To Come Back From Post-Election Tune-Out In his memo, Thompson signaled there would be changes to reduce the costs of production, as CNN already shifted those operations from New York to Atlanta for its morning shows.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michael Copley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
The memo, first reported by Bloomberg Law News, says the U.S. Department of Justice will track and investigate local officials in jurisdictions that don’t cooperate with Trump’s immigration policies and potentially prosecute them.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Retail giant Target is scaling back some of its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, according to an internal memo sent to employees.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
Look To Come Back From Post-Election Tune-Out In his memo, Thompson signaled there would be changes to reduce the costs of production, as CNN already shifted those operations from New York to Atlanta for its morning shows.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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The petition came after the brothers’ attorney submitted new evidence, including a letter purportedly written by Erik Menendez to his cousin, which alludes to alleged abuse uncovered by Robert Rand, a journalist who covered the case since its inception and author of The Menendez Murders.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Her letter also encouraged employees to report on colleagues who were not compliant.—
Teddy Rosenbluth,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Often considered an inward-looking nationalist or even isolationist in his first term, Trump has been sounding these notes of aggression and expansion quite a bit lately.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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Sure, Danni desperately wants to continue being with Chase, but watching two people fight about a hypothetical long-distance relationship isn’t the same as going out on a high note.—
Emma Soren,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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Among the benefits promised in both the social media posts and investor memorandums seen by Variety were set visits, private screenings and exclusive merchandise.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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Catch up quick: Metro Council approved a memorandum of understanding between the city and TPAC last year.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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One of the earliest witnesses to the spread of Christianity, the codex features the first epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
3 Apr. 2024
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Yet the novel evolved incrementally from public to private, epistle to narrative as the scope of the vision enlarged.—
David L. Ulin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2024
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Nelson says participants use graphic notation to compose music – a process of documenting musical ideas using abstract representations of sound such as color, shape, or gesture, allowing quicker access to the music-making process than traditional systems allow.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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Folk songs, for example, are standards composed orally, given directly into the air, without notation and, therefore, without regard to property rights.—
E.L. Doctorow,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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But when the opportunity to make championship weight and step into a title fight on short notice was presented to Moicano, the enthusiastic Brazilian didn't need a second invitation.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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In 1949, during the Cold War era, the Soviet Union sent a withdrawal notice by telegram.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memo. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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