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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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Children’s book author Phil Bildner wrote in a separate Threads post on Tuesday that he has spoken with Threets.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

So a US-led team of researchers grew some for around seven years, making them the "oldest ever", Paola Arlotta, the senior author of a new study describing the experiment, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

"I was absolutely stunned when I first saw the results," Prof Chris Griffiths, a senior author on the study, at Queen Mary University of London, told the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The author adds: “Which of our senior strategic leaders are experimenting, getting hands on, developing a fingertip feel for this new warfighting tech?”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

He is the father of monsters, the author of woes, the sly god.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

They now have a small staff, an office in Oakland and count a Nobel Prizewinner, Jon Fosse, among their authors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Editors rely on authors to attest that their works are both accurate and original.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

But self-published authors are far from the only writers using these tools.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

All of the study authors are affiliated with either the Glenn Biggs Institute or The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Between the two of us, we’d amassed an impressive collection of books written by twentieth century Black female authors.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Little, who authored policy documents regarding underground critical infrastructure, external during the 1990s, adds, "It became obvious rather quickly that you can't put everything underground."

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Dutta confirmed to MarketWatch that he authored the post.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

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

That was one of two starts of at least eight innings that he’s authored.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 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 authoring his memoirs, Wolf turned to none other than Bruce Springsteen, the author of the bestselling "Born to Run" autobiography, for advice.

From Salon Mar. 14, 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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