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[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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Bruno is the lead author of a new study published in the Journal of Propulsion and Power.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Popular rom-com author Emily Henry, whose 2021 novel “People We Meet on Vacation” was made into a Netflix movie starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, was also happy with her role.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

Co-lead author Dr. Anthony Clarke, from the Timescales of Minerals Systems Group within Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the evidence indicates the stone's movement was intentional rather than accidental.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

One author, however, was not so easily defeated.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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