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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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This week: Adam Auriemma, author of the Bloomberg Money newsletter, brings his personal finance expertise to the show.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

The author is a staff writer on the Apple TV show “Platonic.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The author was his own myth-maker, claiming that, as a boy, he never left home without a gun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Gail MarksJarvis is a finance and investment writer and author in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

In fact, Torricelli’s experiment rapidly became famous: the phrase ‘famous experiment’ is first used in English in 1654 to refer to it, and for an Italian author in 1663 it is famosissima.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

In “An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles,” authors David Gebhard and Robert Winter suggest that the ornate ends of the bridge “cry out for sculptured saints.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The authors of this work are Parnian Ghapandar Kashani and Dr. Shiqi Chen, who contributed equally, and Professor Aydogan Ozcan.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The authors didn’t model the effect of single payer’s elimination of most cost-sharing, citing a 2017 paper to claim that “underinsured individuals use healthcare services at 86% of the rate of adequately insured individuals.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The authors are also painfully aware that most audiences have less of an appetite for reading, period.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Nineteenth-century authors tended to interpret history as a progression from savagery to civilization.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Former High Court justice Simon Moore, who authored the report, was the sole member of the inquiry.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Susan Spence, chair of the ISM manufacturing business survey, who authored the report, said in an interview that she’s “starting to see warning signs” that customers are not spending money on orders.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

One day before, Meta published a blog post, authored by Mosseri, about rolling out new safety features for teens.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Weber Pierson also previously authored Senate Bill 958, another bill that will help the arena, that is awaiting a vote in the Assembly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

By the time I retired in 1986, after thirty-three years at Langley, I had authored or coauthored twenty-six research reports and tutored countless students.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

But he left an indelible mark on the environment, authoring legislation offering incentives to recycle, limiting advertisers’ inflated claims about products’ environmental benefits and combating water and air pollution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

His career accomplishments include founding the National Museum of African American History and Culture and authoring numerous books, including one on the NMAAHC's creation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The artists credited with creating Franklin and authoring his books did not respond to requests from the BBC for comment.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

He led the major leagues in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage in 2025, all while authoring his fourth 50-homer campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

To be sure, men and women have long been authoring their own content, beginning with drawings on cave walls up through Gutenberg and the typewriter.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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