anecdotes
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At oral argument, Solicitor General John Sauer could only provide anecdotes about newspaper clippings from China, but admitted that “no one knows” the true number.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Others suggested their vote hinged on the anecdotes of tumor shrinkage presented by experts and patients who spoke during the meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He shot pool now and then at the Playboy Mansion, collected guns, dyed his white hair jet-black and trundled out anecdotes of Old Hollywood over three-hour lunches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Weber said his patients have relayed positive anecdotes regarding peptide use -- but cautioned such anecdotes are not enough to guide use more broadly, without deeper research.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
They are as obsolete as the old anecdotes in which they played their puzzling, ambiguous roles, and we have no more need for the beasts than for the stories.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
