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biography

[bahy-og-ruh-fee, bee-] / baɪˈɒg rə fi, bi- /
NOUN
account of person's life
Synonyms
STRONGEST
autobiography diary journal life life story memoir picture profile sketch
STRONG
adventures confessions experiences letters saga
WEAK
bio biog close-up life history personal account personal anecdote personal narrative personal record résumé vita

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HarperCollins UK last year also recalled a biography of the former British Prince Andrew that claimed Epstein had introduced Melania and Donald Trump.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

According to Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs, Wayne, an engineer at the Atari video game company, was in charge of hardware engineering and documentation in the fledgling business.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The books at issue include Mark Clifford’s biography of Jimmy Lai, the 78-year-old journalist sentenced last month to 20 years in prison for dissent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Sherman, who also wrote the bestselling biography of Fox News chief Roger Ailes, spent 15 years reporting on the Murdoch empire.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

Virchow had been dead for a hundred years, and only one full-length biography of him existed, of which Farmer read every page.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French