penned

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By then, rocker Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders had penned the song “My City Was Gone” about her hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Set in 1930s Japan-controlled Taiwan, the book poses as a translation of a rediscovered Japanese travel memoir penned by fictional writer Aoyama Chizuko.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Strayed, who penned the bestselling memoir “Wild,” which was later adapted for the big screen and starred Reese Witherspoon, announced just weeks ago that Lindstrom had been diagnosed “with a serious, fatal illness.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

He penned the entirety of both seasons of the spy thriller “Lioness,” plus the first season of “Mayor of Kingstown.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

As Kennedy’s team met in Washington, the commander of the Soviet submarine B-59 was 1,000 feet below the surface of the sea, penned in by a U.S. hunter-killer group.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin