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as in notice
a written communication giving information or directions
I'm waiting for the memorandum that will explain the new vacation policy
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as in letter
a message on paper from one person or group to another
the studio executives depend on endless memoranda to keep track of what's going on at a movie shot on location
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The Portage Redevelopment Commission signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday with the Northwest Indiana Steel Heritage Project as the first step toward negotiating a lease for the open-air pavilion on the city’s far north side.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Mayor Daniel Lurie said the memorandum of understanding, signed in Seoul, will promote exhibitions, research, and public programming while strengthening ties between San Francisco and South Korea.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
As the justices’ memoranda illustrate, West Virginia, North Dakota and several energy companies sued the Obama administration over its Clean Power Plan and sought to block the new, transformative regulation from going into effect.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Mangrove has also signed a memorandum of understanding with Élévra to source spodumene feedstock from the North American Lithium mine in Quebec.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Mayor Daniel Lurie said the memorandum of understanding, signed in Seoul, will promote exhibitions, research, and public programming while strengthening ties between San Francisco and South Korea.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
As the justices’ memoranda illustrate, West Virginia, North Dakota and several energy companies sued the Obama administration over its Clean Power Plan and sought to block the new, transformative regulation from going into effect.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
Mangrove has also signed a memorandum of understanding with Élévra to source spodumene feedstock from the North American Lithium mine in Quebec.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
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The notice states 170,169 vehicles with hybrid systems built between November 2020 and January 2024 are affected by the issue, making the recall the biggest since Jaguar and Land Rover merged in 2008.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Commission issues between 700 and 1,000 decisions, notices of consultation, regulatory policies, reports, and orders every year.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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In a letter to senators earlier this year, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that between January and November of last year, 261 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 were removed from the country.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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His mother’s family has a history of males whose names begin with the letter R.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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Press materials that accompany the album note that Auerbach’s father was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2025 and is being cared for in Auerbach’s Nashville home.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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The World Bank estimated that an extended disruption could drive energy prices up by almost a quarter compared to 2025; the strait cannot quickly be replaced, Morningstar analysts warned in a note to clients.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Major banks are deploying agentic systems across retail workflows and credit underwriting, including credit-risk memo production, delivering productivity gains of 20% to 60% and reducing turnaround times by roughly 30%.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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That was a violation of federal law, department officials concluded, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press.—
Sacramento Bee contributor,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The main theme of the letters over time emphasizes long-term value creation, but the epistles have drawn criticism from the political left and right.—
byDebbie Carlson,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
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For example, in several Epistles, the apostle Paul speaks often about the Christian hope in God through Jesus Christ.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2026
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The notation was curiously quaint, dots and curly tails swimming along like so many tadpoles.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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GarageBand is a clear Editors' Choice winner for entry-level recording software, thanks to its array of instruments, multitrack recording, notation support, and instrument lessons.—
Jamie Lendino,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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That same day, Plotkin-Wolff filed a declaration by San Diego police Capt.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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These proposals influenced numerous other declarations and treaties, including Europe’s Copyright for Creativity, the Access to Knowledge Treaty, and the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Development Agenda.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Pentagon In a letter sent to the GAO in March, Merkley and the other lawmakers alleged the DOJ did not comply with the law's directive to protect victims while releasing the Epstein files.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Their directive is 100 percent positivity — pure Paula Abdul energy, without a grain of Simon salt in any of their shakers.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Memorandum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorandum. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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