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After four decades of work, the project contained roughly 25 million entries.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
We were so excited to assign blame for the Platner fiasco in the first few entries that we forgot to offer anything forward-looking.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026
Carvalho’s representative acknowledged that entries should have been included on Carvalho’s forms, but an appropriate remedy, for example, would be for Carvalho to amend and correct the forms — and be subject to a fine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
With no index and tens of thousands of entries, the archive demands patience, stamina and a willingness to read page after page in search of patterns and relevant information.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Every year they fill out questionnaires on pronunciation, meaning, and usage, and the dictionary reports the results in usage notes attached to entries for problematic words.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
