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columnist

[kol-uhm-nist, -uh-mist] / ˈkɒl əm nɪst, -ə mɪst /
NOUN
journalist
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Don’t Short Yourself columnist Genna Contino recently threw a “money party” where friends shared savings and investment tips and opened up about their budgeting and spending habits.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Mrs. Gurdon is a Free Expression columnist at WSJ Opinion and the author of “Free Range Girl.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Advice columnist Steffi Cao counsels a letter writer who fears she has no game.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

MarketWatch columnist Charlie Garcia has some practical advice for anyone facing a similar offer, including the five questions to ask before signing on the dotted line.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

As his life moved forward—today he is writing a book about his mother and working as the South Jersey columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer—so did mine.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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

Many journalists were especially outraged because of the extreme dangers faced by Mexican reporters, editors, columnists and photographers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

MarketWatch columnists Edd and Cynthia Staton write often about living abroad.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Uniforms, posters warning against fifth columnists, two big air-raid shelters dug into the park lawns, and everywhere, surly officialdom.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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