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On one hand, it’s nice to see young Brian scamper up to his bedroom to crack open an encyclopedia or hear a herd of theropods stampede on the roof of an all-metal car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A boom in artificial intelligence is deepening a crisis in trust across society, according to the co-founder of online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
GenAI is less of a problem for the user-written encyclopedia he helped create, Wales said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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
And when he was finished with the kids’ book, he opened up the black encyclopedia and read most of what it said about dictionaries, too.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
Physical encyclopedias and textbooks were rendered virtually useless.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
“My father filled my head with stories” about the “pioneer nurseryman,” Mr. Fitzgerald recalls, “while my mother brought me dusty encyclopedias full of primary sources.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 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
Tim: It was like finding another book in the set of encyclopedias.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024
He settled at the table with one of Miss Bell’s encyclopedias.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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