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as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
a company forced to write down its assets
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as in to record
to make a written note of
write down what you remember about that day
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Recent Examples of write down
My hand hurt from writing down every death, every instrument of killing: a knife, a .45 Colt, a rope, a heave into the sea.
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Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
This glitch forced the department to resort to old-school methods for managing calls, with dispatchers writing down call information by hand and then relaying details to deputies via radio.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
This daily devotional journal, $9.11 at Walmart, encourages you to write down personal thoughts and feelings to grow your relationship with God.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
The situation became even more complicated in early October when Barca’s auditors wrote down a previous €400million valuation of the Barcelona Vision subsidiary (the latest version of the Barca Studios project).
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
This glitch forced the department to resort to old-school methods for managing calls, with dispatchers writing down call information by hand and then relaying details to deputies via radio.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
This daily devotional journal, $9.11 at Walmart, encourages you to write down personal thoughts and feelings to grow your relationship with God.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
The situation became even more complicated in early October when Barca’s auditors wrote down a previous €400million valuation of the Barcelona Vision subsidiary (the latest version of the Barca Studios project).
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write down
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But critics have worried the measures could reduce real estate property values.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Discussions are expected to focus on recent confrontations in the South China Sea and long-term mechanisms to reduce simmering tensions.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 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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Better yet, the matching duvet cover is marked down by 45%.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
14 Jan. 2025
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Don’t miss out on this cute puffer crossbody while it’s marked down to $26.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Europe’s largest economy contracted for the second year in a row in 2024, but the DAX logged price gains of 20.31% in 2023 and 18.85% last year, according to FactSet data.—
Ganesh Rao,Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Patrons will access their tickets by logging into their Ticketmaster account or using the Ticketmaster app.—
Monica Hooper,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Cramer suggested that for months, most investors fixated on the Federal Reserve and macro aspects of the economy, writing off the autonomy of good businesses and their ability to make money even in a less-than-ideal environment.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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In its first battles around Pokrovsk this month, the 155th Mechanized Brigade reportedly suffered stinging losses—and may have written off some its hard-to-replace Leopard 2s.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Without setting down explicit conditions for the US to stay in NATO, Vance criticized an imbalance in member countries’ commitments and singled out Germany, Europe’s biggest economy and a frequent target of Trump’s pressure during his presidency.—
Brooke Seipel,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2024
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Megan Mojica and Kamila Reynolds, both Madison area school bus drivers, visited the site Tuesday morning, set down some candles, and prayed with a chaplain.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
18 Dec. 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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Eagle’s library board has voted to take down the library’s community bulletin board, a move that followed a controversy at the nearby Nampa Public Library surrounding a poster advertising a LGBTQ+ youth group.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
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Baldoni’s previous filings have mentioned Reynolds, but now he is officially named as a defendant, accused of assisting his wife in taking over the film and taking down Baldoni’s career.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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