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Use three spaced periods to indicate an omission from a text or quotation. Add an additional period at the end of a sentence

• “The decision . . . was made with the full support of the board.”

Put spaces before, between and after the periods.

In condensing a text, use an ellipsis at the beginning, inside or at the end of a sentence.

However, in news stories, use an ellipsis only inside a sentence, not at the beginning or end.