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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


VERB
to write computer programs
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"People have been discussing this hypothesis for about 60 years," said Sachin Suresh, a PhD student in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

The views expressed are those of the author as of the date of publication and are subject to change without notice.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Mallory McDuff is the author of several books, including “Our Last Best Act: Planning for the End of Our Lives to Protect the People and Places We Love.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

An author then ranges across disciplines to show how consequential, in human affairs, the ordinary thing has been.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

“I said the author shouldn’t have used the real tribe’s name without their permission.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The decision was the result of a lawsuit brought against AI firm Anthropic by three authors.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The 10-day event, which will take place from 9 to 18 October, will see more than 500 authors, journalists and celebrities appear at stages, halls and tents spread out across the market town.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“The first and perhaps most important lesson,” the authors write, “is that principled cultures begin with leaders at every level.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 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

Called the Pa-Ja-Mo—or, colloquially, the Pajama—paper, after the initials of the three authors, the study was instantly a classic, with vast implications for biology.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Of people and organizations that authored their own submissions, at least four out of five opposed the rescission of the rules, a Risk Journal analysis showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Bella DePaulo, a former University of Virginia professor who has authored books on single living, said society has changed since the regulation was established, with more people getting married later or not marrying at all.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 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

My eventual folly, played out in a bar in East New York, was that I came to know the list intimately as my own, as if I alone had authored it.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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

For the next couple of months, Ben Mathis-Lilley will be authoring the newsletter, and he loves receiving unconstructive criticism in the form of email.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2025

When it came to authoring his memoirs, Wolf turned to none other than Bruce Springsteen, the author of the bestselling "Born to Run" autobiography, for advice.

From Salon Mar. 14, 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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