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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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In a public debate in New Delhi late last month, the author Gurcharan Das, former CEO of Procter & Gamble India, contrasted the two Asian giants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"We show that enculturated chimpanzees can distinguish crystals from other stones," said lead author Prof Juan Manuel García-Ruiz, an Ikerbasque Research Professor on crystallography at the Donostia International Physics Center in San Sebastián.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The lead author of the study, Fangjingcheng Zhu, says the study shows the Atlantic circulation can be "abruptly altered during climate change".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

But "AI adoption by terrorist groups has been much faster, more extensive and more systematic than we thought," Antonia Juelich, the author of the study, said in an interview with AFP on Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Hamilton would be the draftsman, but Washington must be the author.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists says it expects a coordinated campaign to target both the report and its individual authors.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

As one of the authors quoted in PEN’s article, I’m well aware of the stakes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But that’s not the case, according to the authors of this new study.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Even so, the authors argue that studies like this help close major gaps in understanding which species exhibit parental care and which do not.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Some were requests for books with specific titles or authors, but others were more general requests for information.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

That was one of two starts of at least eight innings that he’s authored.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts, who authored the opinions in Slaughter and Cook, handed them down as a paired set, as though one counterbalanced the other.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

Over the course of his career, Gurney has authored more than 180 scientific papers that have received more than 20,000 citations.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

The first, authored by House Rep. Marcia Morey, would make disciplinary hearings and sanctions by the courts’ internal watchdog, the Judicial Standards Commission, public.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

By the time I retired in 1986, after thirty-three years at Langley, I had authored or coauthored twenty-six research reports and tutored countless students.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

“Change” exerted on another through force robs the receiving party of the dignity of authoring their own life path.

From Los Angeles Times May 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 led the major leagues in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage in 2025, all while authoring his fourth 50-homer campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

For the next couple of months, Ben Mathis-Lilley will be authoring the newsletter, and he loves receiving unconstructive criticism in the form of email.

From Slate Jun. 14, 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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