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He became so famous that at least one Random House book featured a blurb from Cerf himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
In the blurb, Busbice said his company was in the process of reshoring its manufacturing after “cleaning up the business” in the wake of disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2025
In the blurb to the exhibition, Wintour writes that she has “probably spent a year of my life waiting for fashion shows, which are famously tardy, to begin”.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024
The weeks leading up to a release can be long and exhaustive, with questionnaires, blurb requests, and audiobook recordings to take care of.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2024
Matt read the blurb under the picture: Esperanza Mendoza, the ex-wife of Senator Mendoza, is a charter member of the Anti-Slavery Society of California.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
For example, an iPhone user planning a sushi gathering at her house can type a few blurbs describing the time and place of the event, and Apple Intelligence will help create a full invitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
The back cover of my 1985 reissue features two blurbs: One by Alice Walker, one by Henry Miller.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
Two other blurbs on the cover read: "paranoid and mercurial" and "understanding how Emperor Chongzhen drove himself to a dead end".
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2023
Even serious historians seem to limit their critiques, probably because his book blurbs are worth their weight in gold.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2023
Dresner would read respondents proposed PR blurbs and slogans about the movie to find out which ones worked the best.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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