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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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Lead author Dr. Jan Spacek asked what Venus's cloud material might look like if the droplets could somehow be collected into a spectrometric cuvette and studied as a bulk liquid.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

Scott Bryan, TV critic and author of Out Now: A Queer History of Modern Television, says the move is indicative of just how severe the financial pressures facing broadcasters have become.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

"Coronary artery calcium scans are becoming more widely available and less expensive," said study senior author Dr. Nilay Shah, assistant professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

Ms. Fusselman is the author of the novel “Cloud Six.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

But I had left the series behind after our Tribal Youth Council debated whether it was appropriate for a non-Native author to use elements of an actual tribe’s cultural teachings without their permission.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The study’s authors effectively found that necessity is the mother of invention.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Low-level clerks are familiar figures in literature, perhaps because many of the authors of such works, including Saramago, had once been of the same profession.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“Any publisher who is not publishing Jewish books is making a financial mistake because this is a community that supports authors and buys books,” said Horn, whose book debuted at no.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The second paper by the same authors, "Some very hard ground to heave': DNA identification of Harry Peglar, Captain of the Foretop, HMS Terror," appears in Polar Record.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

As some specific titles, especially in poetry, would have been used in works by multiple authors, it is also likely that some labels included an “incipit”—the first line of the work.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

That led to further work on the BBC and Channel 4, a newspaper column, and the publication of more than 20 books about gardening authored by Don.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The addictive nature of autoplay and other features is “harmful, full stop, and that they’re not appropriate for the developing brain,” said Lowenthal, who authored the bill.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 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

So now I risked everything, confronting fate and the knowledge that I had authored my own demise.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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

Joining Elon Musk’s platform just days before his interview with Owens dropped, Biden began tweeting with relentless energy, sometimes authoring over 100 posts a day.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

“Change” exerted on another through force robs the receiving party of the dignity of authoring their own life path.

From Los Angeles Times May 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

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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