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The author adds: “Which of our senior strategic leaders are experimenting, getting hands on, developing a fingertip feel for this new warfighting tech?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Brace yourselves, BookTok: Bestselling romantasy author Sarah J. Maas just dropped the titles and covers for the sixth and seventh “A Court of Thorns and Roses” books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
At the time of the Observer investigation, publishing house Penguin said it "undertook all the necessary pre-publication due diligence", including a contract with an author warranty about factual accuracy, and a legal read.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
"Biology and electronics are different domains," said Kavya S. Keremane, co-corresponding author and postdoctoral researcher in materials science and engineering at Penn State.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The author writes that he is a Boricua living in the United States.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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Editors rely on authors to attest that their works are both accurate and original.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Admittedly,” the authors write, “principles take time to understand, much less put into practice and develop into a culture. They require frequent, regular, and correct practice.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
According to a 2025 parliamentary report, 97% of people are annoyed by telemarketing calls, with the authors wryly noting it is "one of those rare issues that unites people in France".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The authors say governments and public health agencies should prepare for marine heatwaves in ways similar to how they prepare for heatwaves on land.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Hence it may have been Africa that gave birth to the languages spoken by the authors of the Old and New Testaments and the Koran, the moral pillars of Western civilization.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Nearly four decades since he co-founded the biotech Regeneron, Yancopoulos has more than 1,000 patents worldwide, including 77 granted in the U.S., and has authored more than 500 scientific papers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Blumenfield, who authored a motion to start the process, called the law, along with its punishments of a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail, “uncommonly silly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The blueprint has been authored, external by the Re:State think tank which Burnham was involved with until he stepped down as mayor of Greater Manchester.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
But in fact, they were authored by the same man, Chief Justice John Roberts, and released at the exact same time.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
As assistant editorial page editor of The Emory Wheel, he authored scores of commentaries.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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Joining Elon Musk’s platform just days before his interview with Owens dropped, Biden began tweeting with relentless energy, sometimes authoring over 100 posts a day.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 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
Barger, whose district includes Lake Hughes, said she may consider authoring a separate proposal to lift time restrictions for private RV parks as well, given displaced residents’ housing needs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 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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