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columnist

[kol-uhm-nist, -uh-mist] / ˈkɒl əm nɪst, -ə mɪst /
NOUN
journalist
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Douthat has been with the Times opinion page since 2009, when he replaced conservative columnist Bill Kristol.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and documentarian Sebastian Junger are among those joining the program as correspondents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“What happened in recent days in Zacatecas is one more indication that ... criminality remains present, dominating territory, with links to local governments,” wrote columnist Carlos Puig in Mexico’s Milenio news outlet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

One person in Washington perfectly illustrates this phenomenon: Sally Quinn, the longtime columnist and doyenne of what remains of the Georgetown set.

From Salon Jul. 21, 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

Perhaps you’ve followed MarketWatch columnists Edd and Cynthia Staton, who moved to Cuenca, Ecuador, 15 years ago for the lower cost of living.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

But it’s voters who decide elections, not know-it-all columnists.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

For the first time, newspaper columnists are pondering a hypothetical scenario in which he might withdraw from the election.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

More than a dozen columnists, like 39-year veteran Marc Fisher, were shown the door.

From Salon Jan. 31, 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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