literature
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"And then I found in the literature that the same gene which is responsible for hairlessness in dogs is responsible for a reduced number of teeth, indicating that these were Peruvian hairless dogs."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
It included a French literature teacher at the Lycee Blaise-Cendrars in the town of Sevran, who said she was not replaced for six months before key exams during her maternity leave.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Churchill juxtaposes a surreal dinner party featuring famous women from literature, history and myth with a contemporary drama of two sisters who have made starkly different choices with their lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Research and Collections Centre holds more than 6,000 books on Shakespeare as well as early modern literature and drama, alongside the theatre's own archive of past productions.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Besides serving as president, he also taught Greek, Latin, mathematics, geology, English literature, history, grammar, and philosophy.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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Mr. Morson, a professor of Slavic languages and literatures at Northwestern University, is the author of “Wonder Confronts Certainty: Russian Writers on the Timeless Questions and Why Their Answers Matter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
Now, a lot of people who have emigrated to the U.S. are bringing their literatures into English.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Germanic languages and literatures department, had stood outside the courthouse earlier this month with a sign that read, “Nazis: Losers in 1945. Losers in 2021.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021
This time around I’m fascinated with the lineage of oral literatures.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
Rise and fall—this was the doctor’s business, and it was literatures too.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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