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[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


VERB
to write computer programs
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Inside an unassuming room of the Huntington Library, the Los Angeles author Lisa See unfolded a stack of court records.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The author argues that these particles may have been among the most effective MN-zymes and could have occupied a central place in the evolutionary history of nanozymes during the OoL on Earth.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The author charts a direct line from the writings of Vane and Locke through those of American Patriots such as John Adams and his contemporaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But there’s a “gap” between having the documents and actually being prepared, according to Adam Zuckerman, founder of estate-planning resource website Buried in Work and author of the book “No Loose Ends.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Harriet Beecher Stowe, the renowned best-selling American author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, offered to write for Stanton, but only if the paper would consider a less provocative name.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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