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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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Prabhakar had assigned “Bettering Myself,” a short story by acclaimed author Ottessa Moshfegh, in her Freshman English II course.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

The author is angered by student loans, which take time and paperwork to repay and which she would replace with direct grants.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Allegations of undisclosed AI use have been leveled against the author of this year’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and first author on the report.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Hamilton would be the draftsman, but Washington must be the author.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Average sodium consumption continues to exceed recommended levels, while potassium intake is frequently "far below optimal levels in both developed and developing nations," according to the authors.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

When authors divorce themselves from film versions of their work, it’s usually a matter of creative disagreement.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

“That Buzz Busby was a frustrating, self-destructive, supremely talented figure remains beyond dispute,” write the authors, Kip Lornell and Tom Mindte.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“I was trying to copy authors more skilled than I was and wasn’t taking the time to find my own voice.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

A somewhat different situation is that of two authors who must publicly review each other’s book.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Data “help people find order and systemize an incredibly chaotic process,” said Wang, who authored a study on self-datafication and dating spreadsheets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The blueprint has been authored, external by the Re:State think tank which Burnham was involved with until he stepped down as mayor of Greater Manchester.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Bank of America’s global automobile-industry note, authored by lead analyst Horst Schneider and team, analyzed May sales data and observed that the biggest drag on the sector worldwide was the depressed Chinese market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts, who authored the opinions in Slaughter and Cook, handed them down as a paired set, as though one counterbalanced the other.

From Slate Jun. 29, 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

He ultimately rose to the level of chess grandmaster — the highest ranking possible — while authoring a series of strategy books and eventually appealing to a new generation of chess enthusiasts through social media.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 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

When it came to telling Ono’s story, Sheff found himself at loggerheads over the ethics of authoring her biography.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2025

Kantor and Liptak suggest that he seized the opinion from Alito, authoring it himself.

From Slate Sep. 16, 2024

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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