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He is an encyclopedia of knowledge on high school sports, and his ideas about keeping this level of competition moving in the right direction is unmatched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Did everyone routinely use the encyclopedia, or read the Steinbeck novel, or listen attentively to Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony?
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
In his words: "They showed us a whole encyclopedia of movement and positioning in football."
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Other economists describe him as a walking encyclopedia and the Pelé of central banking, referring to the Brazilian soccer legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Bat felt like looking through his animal encyclopedia, which he often did after school, so he pulled it down from the bookshelf and dropped comfortably onto his beanbag.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Physical encyclopedias and textbooks were rendered virtually useless.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
Samantha said Max has watched all of Sir David's documentaries and owns more animal encyclopedias than she can keep track of.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
The chatbots also appeared conflicted about what role to play, shifting between acting like medical encyclopedias, life coaches and supportive friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Others lead us to hollowed-out encyclopedias, home to ghostly index cards full of contemplative prompts that compel us to compose a life’s story in a few sentences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
“But I am formulating a theory. It has to do with all those other books and encyclopedias you guys say are missing from the library. Do you have a complete list?”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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