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[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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Onstage, the author was joined in conversation by Honey Mahogany, which followed readings by Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Maryam Rostami.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Few shows are quite as ripely pubescent as this adaptation of the very popular “Every Summer After,” the debut of author Carley Fortune and the opening salvo in her “Barry’s Bay” series of romance novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Matt Schulz, chief consumer-finance analyst at LendingTree and author of “Ask Questions, Save Money, Make More: How to Take Control of Your Financial Life,” recently went through this process with his son, too.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"Unlike conventional materials, metamaterials are built with tiny, repeating patterns that interact with energy in precise ways," said Sheng Shen, a professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and senior author of the study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

In 1704 Jonathan Swift, later the author of Gulliver’s Travels, published a little satire entitled The Battle of the Books.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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