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picador

[pik-uh-dawr, pee-kah-thawr] / ˈpɪk əˌdɔr, ˌpi kɑˈðɔr /




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In May, she leaves for a three-month residency with the prestigious Picador Professorship in Germany.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The books, originally published between 1998 and 2007, were resurrected this year by Picador.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

In 2022 Clanchy split from Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan and her publisher of more than 20 years.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Her publisher Picador agreed the objections were "instructive and clear-sighted"; eventually, it withdrew the book from publication.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2022

"Let me mount myself; I will go myself."—And the excellent man rushed for the door, when the poor heart—broken Picador clung to his knees.

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael




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