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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


VERB
to write computer programs
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The author began with powerlifting, with the end goal of competing in a fitness competition.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Kit Harington has faced backlash since joining HBO’s “Harry Potter” series amid ongoing calls to boycott author J.K.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

He said that he was only speaking about Bin Laden in 2007 in response to "the hurt felt by many Muslims" over a knighthood being awarded to the Satanic Verses author Sir Salman Rushdie.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Crack open a new book: Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, excels at writing about alternative futures.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

In fact, Torricelli’s experiment rapidly became famous: the phrase ‘famous experiment’ is first used in English in 1654 to refer to it, and for an Italian author in 1663 it is famosissima.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

In tests conducted by the report’s authors and reproduced by the WSJ Leadership Institute, Amazon’s Alexa said it couldn’t access data regarding domestically made products.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The authors might seem to be unlikely collaborators.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Many in the second cohort had mortgages with relatively high interest rates and then ended up in foreclosure, said Jeffrey Zabel, one of the authors of the paper.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

The authors recommended that the county update its County Recovery Plan, including a disaster debris plan, as well as formalize a disaster recovery center coordinator position and create a one-stop web platform for post-disaster services.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

I read every novel by every single one of Halliday’s favorite authors.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

That led to further work on the BBC and Channel 4, a newspaper column, and the publication of more than 20 books about gardening authored by Don.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Susan Spence, chair of the ISM manufacturing business survey, who authored the report, said in an interview that she’s “starting to see warning signs” that customers are not spending money on orders.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

One day before, Meta published a blog post, authored by Mosseri, about rolling out new safety features for teens.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Of people and organizations that authored their own submissions, at least four out of five opposed the rescission of the rules, a Risk Journal analysis showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Enstice's conclusion was further discredited by Dr. Werner Spitz, who had authored the medical treatise Enstice had relied on in her forensic pathology training.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

His career accomplishments include founding the National Museum of African American History and Culture and authoring numerous books, including one on the NMAAHC's creation.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

“Change” exerted on another through force robs the receiving party of the dignity of authoring their own life path.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

I’d hoped that authoring a guideline to movie theater etiquette at the start of 2025 might put enough determined energy into the universe to halt bad theater behavior once and for all.

From Salon Jan. 11, 2026

The artists credited with creating Franklin and authoring his books did not respond to requests from the BBC for comment.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

To be sure, men and women have long been authoring their own content, beginning with drawings on cave walls up through Gutenberg and the typewriter.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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