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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /
NOUN
composer of written work
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biographer columnist composer creator journalist poet producer reporter writer
STRONG
essayist ghost ghostwriter originator playwright scribbler scribe wordsmith
WEAK
ink slinger prose writer scripter word slinger work-for-hire
VERB
to write computer programs
Synonyms
STRONGEST
code program write

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Arata is the bestselling author of “You Have a New Memory.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Jian Zhao, the study's first author, built the device using tungsten for the top electrode, hafnium oxide ceramic in the middle, and graphene for the bottom layer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The signs are anonymous, attributed only to the "Talking Tree Collective", leaving their author a mystery until Niovi came forward.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“There’s never been a moment where consumers are more aware of how marketing works,” said Rachel Karten, author of the Link in Bio newsletter about working in social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He is the father of monsters, the author of woes, the sly god.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman