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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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Its quality is a credit to author David Sager, musician and scholar, and to commentators Gaye Todd Adegbalola and Dom Flemons.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

From the highly anticipated conclusion to Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy to a new memoir from the author of ‘Silver Linings Playbook,’ here are 10 must-read books hitting shelves this July.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The first author is Luo Yan from the HKU IDS.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

Neuroscientist and author Dean Burnett said more people were "more anxious about doing something which could be seen as embarrassing online".

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

"Karl May is Hitler's favorite author, you know. Hitler likes the Wild West, too."

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Coffee contains other substances that seem to be beneficial for health, too, the statement’s authors wrote, including polyphenols that may act as antioxidants and reduce inflammation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Changes in housing policy, retirement savings expansions, and early wealth-building accounts, such as 530A, or “Trump accounts,” can help close the wealth deficit, the authors wrote.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The authors said this sub-field has enormous potential but remains in its infancy.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

The authors also note that reverse causation is possible, meaning healthier people may simply be more able to attend cultural events.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

He wanders past graves belonging to philosophers and poets, authors whose books he knows from his grandmother’s library.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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 authored the majority opinion in Trump v.

From Salon 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

The legislation, Assembly Bill 1821, is authored by Democratic Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco, whose district includes Norwalk, Downey and Bell, where legendary scandals are Example 1 of why public records matter.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

As assistant editorial page editor of The Emory Wheel, he authored scores of commentaries.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

I’d hoped that authoring a guideline to movie theater etiquette at the start of 2025 might put enough determined energy into the universe to halt bad theater behavior once and for all.

From Salon Jan. 11, 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

Barger, whose district includes Lake Hughes, said she may consider authoring a separate proposal to lift time restrictions for private RV parks as well, given displaced residents’ housing needs.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 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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