anecdote
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The tale of the landmark musical “Shuffle Along” gets told with convivial authority by its composer, Eubie Blake, along with a clarifying anecdote about his no-handshake encounter with Charles Lindbergh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Minutes before we talked, I read this hilarious Wall Street Journal story, which featured an anecdote about Elon Musk’s Grok putting someone’s bank statement into a group Slack channel.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
The anecdote sets the tone for what follows, nearly 300 pages—co-written with Alan Maimon—focused on Mr. Winfield’s emotional and financial battles with Steinbrenner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
As this is basically unheard of, the anecdote plays great on a press tour.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
It can only be defined by the anecdote, the chance encounter or the sentence overheard.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Happily, this soon gives way to anecdota and reminiscence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fortunately, Benson has been so diligent in gathering papers and anecdota that he escapes from his own simplifications.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of such anecdota there are many collections; the earliest was probably L. A. Muratori's, in 1709.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
Many of Harvey’s zaniest anecdotes can be found in his 1996 book, “The Best of Only in L.A.: A Chronicle of the Amazing, Amusing and Absurd.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Interspersed with the author’s biographical anecdotes are writerly precepts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
When it proposed the rule, DHS cited national security grounds, an argument the judge said "borders on the absurd" and was "based almost entirely on a small handful of anecdotes."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
To determine whether these issues go beyond anecdotes, ProPublica analyzed the data collected from every state by the CDC to look for patterns.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Moira became, over the years, increasingly versed in such anecdotes.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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