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autobiography

[aw-tuh-bahy-og-ruh-fee, -bee-, aw-toh-] / ˌɔ tə baɪˈɒg rə fi, -bi-, ˌɔ toʊ- /


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Miles Davis, in his autobiography, referred to Rollins around this time as being “a legend, almost a god to a lot of the younger musicians.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I would read his autobiography all the time and his whole thing was affecting the music, affecting the listener, really approaching it to challenge the listener as well as challenging yourself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

When she said she needed space after her divorce, he obliged, then called her a few months later and asked, “Will you go out with me now?” according to his autobiography.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Maya Angelou’s autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was included in the purge; Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” was not.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

“It was better to announce my engagement by letter than to wait until I returned home, as thus I might draw the hottest fire while still in safe harbor,” she wrote in her autobiography.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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