literature
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The papers that have used the corrupted data set remain in the literature today.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The facilitators often have exceptional literary resumes; many are novelists and hold PhDs in literature.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
The group mostly reads contemporary literature, but once a year, they tackle a classic — or “a downer,” as they’ve come to call them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Juniors and seniors at her school take a science-fiction literature class in which they study “Fahrenheit 451,” a 1953 book about censorship and authoritarianism.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
She and Dad both work in the English department at Hempstead, but Dad teaches upper-level literature courses and Mom teaches first-year writing classes.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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