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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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The big picture: Films are growing in importance for Warner Bros. Discovery, which just wrote down billions last quarter in the value of its traditional TV and cable business.
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Hope King, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
Getting that information organized and written down (paper or electronic) is really critical.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Take a few measurements and write down the results.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 11 Oct. 2024
As Jeff mentions, if Rome uses his advantage and Teeny can’t vote, there’s only three people writing down a name.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
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Hope King, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
Getting that information organized and written down (paper or electronic) is really critical.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Take a few measurements and write down the results.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 11 Oct. 2024
As Jeff mentions, if Rome uses his advantage and Teeny can’t vote, there’s only three people writing down a name.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 9 Oct. 2024
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