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columnist

[kol-uhm-nist, -uh-mist] / ˈkɒl əm nɪst, -ə mɪst /
NOUN
journalist
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Jason Aten, a tech columnist at Inc. magazine, reported that his Muse read and regurgitated his private messages even though he believed he had denied it that capability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

My colleague and WSJ columnist Greg Ip says that view is flawed and offered his take.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Plus, meet the Miami residents plotting Cuba’s future, and see which stocks our investing columnist is watching this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The new general manager was Paul DePodesta, immortalized in “Moneyball” and promptly tagged by Times columnist T.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

“It is desolation,” wrote Teresa Dean, the columnist, about a visit she made to Jackson Park on January 2, 1894.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Our columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak take a look at what the next few months, and the next year, may have in store after the governor becomes simply Mr. Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

And much like Parsons, Hopper, and the other established columnists of the fan magazine era, there’s a push towards utilizing these same studios to further one’s brand.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Beverage industry columnists and analysts in recent months have questioned whether the collective Aperol appetite is waning in favor of the Hugo Spritz, an elderflower-based cocktail usually made with Bacardi’s St-Germain liqueur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Sound advice for a struggling new parent: Slate’s advice columnists have heard it all over the years, so our parenting advice column has been bringing back some classics from the archives.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Even so, the social columnists still did not write about his wife’s dresses when he and she attended the opera, the way they described the nightly couture of mesdames Palmer, Pullman, and Armour.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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