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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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“I was very sad to learn that my brother had passed away so far away from home,” his sister, “The Book of Harlan” author Bernice L. McFadden, told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Argentine author Samanta Schweblin, 48, could be one such pick, literary critic Lina Kalmteg told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Geraint Anderson, a former London banker-turned author, said he was assessed by a clinical psychologist who told him he may have had "situational psychopathy" in order to succeed in the cut-throat corporate world.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The author of “Jungle Red!” on stories from Hollywood women, on camera and behind the scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

During the American Revolution, the author of the Declaration of Independence was elected governor of Virginia.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

A third novel, published in 1984, First Among Equals, about a cutthroat competition to become Prime Minister, cemented Archer's position as one of Britain's best-selling and highest earning authors.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

In “An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles,” authors David Gebhard and Robert Winter suggest that the ornate ends of the bridge “cry out for sculptured saints.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

According to the authors, this approach can result in hypertension remaining undetected, untreated, or insufficiently controlled.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The authors of this work are Parnian Ghapandar Kashani and Dr. Shiqi Chen, who contributed equally, and Professor Aydogan Ozcan.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Just the title, the authors, and a quote from Michael McCloskey of the Sierra Club, whatever that meant.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Former High Court justice Simon Moore, who authored the report, was the sole member of the inquiry.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

A decade earlier, in 1988, Sher authored legislation requiring that California take stock of the sources of greenhouse gases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Susan Spence, chair of the ISM manufacturing business survey, who authored the report, said in an interview that she’s “starting to see warning signs” that customers are not spending money on orders.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

One day before, Meta published a blog post, authored by Mosseri, about rolling out new safety features for teens.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Mason authored the first series book based on the rote method in 1864 called The Song Garden.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

His career accomplishments include founding the National Museum of African American History and Culture and authoring numerous books, including one on the NMAAHC's creation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

I’d hoped that authoring a guideline to movie theater etiquette at the start of 2025 might put enough determined energy into the universe to halt bad theater behavior once and for all.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026

The artists credited with creating Franklin and authoring his books did not respond to requests from the BBC for comment.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

He ultimately rose to the level of chess grandmaster — the highest ranking possible — while authoring a series of strategy books and eventually appealing to a new generation of chess enthusiasts through social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025

To be sure, men and women have long been authoring their own content, beginning with drawings on cave walls up through Gutenberg and the typewriter.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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