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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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Steve Dudley, an American author who knows Cepeda, said the candidate views his father’s use of armed struggle combined with politics as a grim necessity in a country where violence long shaped political life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Dame Jilly, who was an English author and journalist, died unexpectedly last October, aged 88, after suffering injuries from a fall at home.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Mr. Romm, professor of classics at Bard College, is the author of “Since You’re Mortal . . . Life Lessons From the Lost Greek Plays.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Bailey Francis, co-first author at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, said the research may also provide benefits for dogs.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Three times Sammy drove past the water tower on St. Catherine’s Island to make sure that no one was lying in wait to apprehend the author of the blackmail note.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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