anecdote
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Throughout the show, his chosen family is on stage with him, punctuating his stories with songs that give each anecdote an emotional button.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The point is to be wary of argument by anecdote, since the trading database is a big haystack, and journalists are pattern-seeking animals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He even was part of the team that saved Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an anecdote that took off during his campaign.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
While we’re on the topic of Brin and Lake Tahoe, let me share another early anecdote that illuminates the mindset I’m referring to, and that I wrote about way back in 1999.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Then has a funny anecdote about the perils of the Capitol showers.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Fortunately, Benson has been so diligent in gathering papers and anecdota that he escapes from his own simplifications.
From Time Magazine Archive
Happily, this soon gives way to anecdota and reminiscence.
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
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
She said she knew of people dying after believing anecdotes about unproven cancer treatment.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A quintessential cool dad casually sipping on an iced Diet Coke as he shares anecdotes about his passion for acting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
There is a Mad Hatter character to the Adams-Rush correspondence, as both men swapped stories and shared anecdotes in a kind of “Adams and Rush in Wonderland” mode.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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