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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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"We see how Yersinia pestis splits into new branches during periods of conflict and spreads along the routes traveled by troops and displaced populations," said senior author Dr. Christiana L. Scheib.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

“It used to be a fairly stiff competition for the worst chief of staff in history,” according to Chris Whipple, author of “The Gatekeepers,” the definitive book on the subject, “but Meadows absolutely owns it.”

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

To make sense of these claims, I reached out to Zeke Faux, the author of Number Go Up and a journalist who has been chronicling Bitcoin’s rise and fall and rise for years.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

“There are no indications that we should really be worried about NAION,” said Dr. Tina Vilsbøll, senior medical officer at Novo and lead author on the study.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

“I said the author shouldn’t have used the real tribe’s name without their permission.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Nora Knoepflmacher asked authors for their takes on etiquette in 2026:

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Northwestern postdoctoral researcher Arthur Montanari and graduate student Pietro Zanin, both members of the Motter group, are the study's co-first authors.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

Many in the second cohort had mortgages with relatively high interest rates and then ended up in foreclosure, said Jeffrey Zabel, one of the authors of the paper.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Even with those limitations, the authors concluded that physical therapies appear promising for KOA and could provide useful alternatives to anti-inflammatory medications.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Carey, of course, had been a volunteer on the committee and taken no pay for his time, but the authors of the Narrative would not let him fall back on this fact.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

Former High Court justice Simon Moore, who authored the report, was the sole member of the inquiry.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Susan Spence, chair of the ISM manufacturing business survey, who authored the report, said in an interview that she’s “starting to see warning signs” that customers are not spending money on orders.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

One day before, Meta published a blog post, authored by Mosseri, about rolling out new safety features for teens.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

As the boos quieted, he authored a quality start in his Dodgers debut.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 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

For example, last May, Anthropic’s biological safety classifier blocked a request for Claude’s assistance in authoring a grant application for scientific funding.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

His career accomplishments include founding the National Museum of African American History and Culture and authoring numerous books, including one on the NMAAHC's creation.

From Barron's Sep. 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

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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