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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


VERB
to write computer programs
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"This is the biggest risk of his reign so far with so much just outside of his control," said author and historian Sir Anthony Seldon.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

"It was no mistake of mine to call it Riverdance because it connected absolutely to Timedance," Whelan told author Leagues O'Toole in his 2006 book The Humours of Planxty.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The author repeatedly states that Wilson saw the Constitution as creating an “all-powerful” national government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"Although the equations are known, it's hard to describe the process accurately because of computational difficulties," said Stefano Villani, a UChicago PME postdoctoral researcher and the study's first author.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

This is just there, like the author, Neil Gaiman, is inside my head talking to my brain.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Neglecting his own first principle, Mr. Firestein quotes authors without questioning their authority or offering rival views.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Catapult Books, an indie publisher that has supported authors across Southern California and beyond, has been sold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Gu and Baruch Lev, a professor of accounting and finance at New York University, are authors of the recently published book “The M&A Failure Trap.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Our findings offer measurable evidence of long-term taste disruption in some post-COVID patients long after the virus has been cleared," the authors write.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

It’s not that authors should avoid signposting altogether.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

My dad authored five books on esoteric subjects such as the theory of elasticity, but he was a clear and graceful writer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the United States, writers group the Authors Guild has introduced a "human authored" certification mark.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

For Blow, creating his own engine in this language meant he could build something "tuned and authored very specifically" to what he wanted to make.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Another bill authored by Bennett was approved last year focusing narrowly on Ventura County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

By the time I retired in 1986, after thirty-three years at Langley, I had authored or coauthored twenty-six research reports and tutored countless students.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

But he left an indelible mark on the environment, authoring legislation offering incentives to recycle, limiting advertisers’ inflated claims about products’ environmental benefits and combating water and air pollution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

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 led the major leagues in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage in 2025, all while authoring his fourth 50-homer campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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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