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The phrase "footnote to" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to make a reference to a piece of additional information or reference that has been mentioned in the text. For example: "The city of Rome has a long and rich history, as noted in the footnote to this paragraph."
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Here, it became a footnote to history.
Another ironic footnote to the sovereignty debate.
Call it a footnote to two amazingly formidable careers.
Mine is a tiny footnote to that great tale.
("We became the footnote to the footnote," Trubek told me).
A footnote to the Profile, in this issue, of Kaufman.
There was an ironic footnote to Berger's carefully chosen words.
But it added an important footnote to the message.
I fear I'll be a footnote to somebody else's grandeur.
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The situation is not just an historical footnote-to-be.
Click Insert → Reference → Footnote... to open the "Footnote and Endnote" window.
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