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He read every single book, from the Bible to the encyclopedia, whatever was there, he just sat there all day long and read and read.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
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
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
I looked up Lindbergh in the encyclopedia, and sure enough, the answer was right in the caption of the photo.
From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold
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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
She bought a set of encyclopedias, too; it was fifteen years old and way out of date, but I would sit and pore through those.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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