scholarly

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“The modern view,” Mr. Sidebottom writes, “is to doubt its historical accuracy. It is a scholarly orthodoxy that the salute was no more than a one-off impromptu acclamation that went very wrong.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Fadiah wrote on X that being denied entry was "tantamount to a deliberate attack on my scholarly work".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Acuña contributed chapters in dozens of anthologies and scholarly texts and wrote numerous book reviews, several children’s books, scholarly articles and opinion pieces in academic journals, magazines, listservs and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The manuscript has received little scholarly attention, which Dr. Ilko believes is because its miracles were considered too rural in focus.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

“But it is the first in which we have been greeted with familiar words. I came seeking scholars, but had not anticipated that we might ourselves be a subject of scholarly interest.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor