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prose

[prohz] / proʊz /


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He described Rowbottom as unusually fast, capable of producing polished prose at a speed he no longer tries to match.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Part of that building inspired the next generation of rappers to incorporate their love of other aspects of Asian pop culture, such as anime, into their prose and performance style.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

His writings may lack the poetic fluency of Thomas Jefferson’s, but his prose is always clear and direct.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It also earned 28-year-old Salam a place on the Observer's list of the best debut novelists of 2026, with the paper saying "his raucous, wildly inventive prose is bound for a much bigger audience".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

We frequently exchanged books, did English homework together, read prose and poetry together, trained together, and sat on the same seat during tennis trips.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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