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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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Years later, Kearns became an author himself and published five theater books including “T-Cells & Sympathy” and “Acting = Life,” which were nominated for Lambda Literary Awards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

"I think in the short term, the fans who are not going to illegal solutions are going to pay more to watch sport," says Pierre Maes, author and consultant in sports media rights.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mathias Clasen, the author of A Very Nervous Person’s Guide to Horror Movies, explains how jumpscares work, and how you can learn to love them—or at least tolerate them.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Jewish and Islamic culinary practices were historically deeply intertwined,” said Piner, the author and professor, who cited historical texts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Many times the primary author does not have enough insider knowledge of the language, and has to rely on someone with that knowledge to help with song lyrics and other cultural attributes.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Graduate student Meredith Nix and postdoctoral scholar Sai Gourisankar, PhD, are the lead authors of the research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Today, Spotify says it offers more than 800,000 audiobooks from nearly 300 publishers and more than 50,000 authors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The authors find interest rates still go up—but partly for good reasons, i.e., better growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

A third novel, published in 1984, First Among Equals, about a cutthroat competition to become Prime Minister, cemented Archer's position as one of Britain's best-selling and highest earning authors.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

He wanders past graves belonging to philosophers and poets, authors whose books he knows from his grandmother’s library.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

That led to further work on the BBC and Channel 4, a newspaper column, and the publication of more than 20 books about gardening authored by Don.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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

The supervisors who authored the motion, Paloma Aguirre and Terra Lawson-Remer, say that lengthy waits at the border are the responsibility of the federal government.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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

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 ultimately rose to the level of chess grandmaster — the highest ranking possible — while authoring a series of strategy books and eventually appealing to a new generation of chess enthusiasts through social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025

In that case, Roberts, joined by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, surprised many by authoring a 5-4 decision that required Alabama to draw a second majority-minority congressional district.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 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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