penned

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Strayed, who penned the bestselling memoir “Wild,” which was later adapted for the big screen and starred Reese Witherspoon, announced just weeks ago that Lindstrom had been diagnosed “with a serious, fatal illness.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Rose has never penned an ad slogan or crafted a jingle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The statement was penned by the special rapporteurs on the right to development, food and safe drinking water.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

He penned the entirety of both seasons of the spy thriller “Lioness,” plus the first season of “Mayor of Kingstown.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The lines flowed from me as though they had just occurred to my brain and not been penned by Mr. Shakespeare a year earlier.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood