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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


VERB
to write computer programs
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New Zealand-born Sarah Wynn-Williams was introduced as "an author in a hostage situation" at the Hay Festival, Powys, on Sunday.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In a poignant new novel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Olive Kitteridge” explores the limits of human connection and the weight of unspoken truths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Mr. Troy is a senior fellow in Zionist thought at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem and author of “The Essential Guide to the U.S-Israel Partnership, the 250th Anniversary Edition,” forthcoming in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"This ensures optimal coupling of the metasurface to the detection elements," notes corresponding author Wladislaw Michailow, who led the research at the University of Cambridge and later at Swansea University in the UK.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

But as author Cameron McWhirter has written, “In 1919, blacks began to broadly challenge the long-held premise that they must exist in this country as inferiors.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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