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literature

[lit-er-uh-cher, -choor, li-truh-] / ˈlɪt ər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, ˈlɪ trə- /


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What interested him was politics, literature and exploring his homosexuality.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The Justice Department included UC Davis literature that said the scale had allowed the school to triple the enrollment of Black and Latino students.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Between March and October 2023, Mikheil Z. went to the BnF 40 times to request access to manuscripts, mainly by Pushkin, claiming he was doing research on democracy in 19th-century Russian literature.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In her election literature, Guthrie said she wanted to lower the cost of living by introducing cheaper supermarkets, provide more affordable childcare and investing in preventative healthcare and sport.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The two of them talked very little of politics, literature, or the arts.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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