literary
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Little wonder that the language of lepidoptery, with its lively flutters of phrase, has attracted so many literary types and other thinkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The late MI6 Chief was speaking to me at a literary festival shortly after leaving the top job, adding: "We missed the rise of China as a military power and as a strategic challenge".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
High Line Publishing Studio, founded by Neil Blair, a London-based literary agent best known for representing J.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
She stressed, however, the importance of distinguishing between literary criticism and what often passes for such on social media but which, in her view, amounts to "advertising."
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
I think of Jonah winning the creative writing prize, and that rejection from the writing intensive, and Dad’s response when he read my story in the literary magazine.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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National Librarian Day
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Writing - Middle School
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