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REPORT
noun
1. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
2. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
3. a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
4. a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"