anecdote
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A revealing anecdote from the early pages of the book: Tana turned away Barbara Sinatra’s offer to buy out the restaurant for a night for Frank Sinatra’s birthday at $25,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
He even was part of the team that saved Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an anecdote that took off during his campaign.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
He joked about AI's limitations with an anecdote at a lunch in Madrid, where he told guests that he had asked AI before his visit what he should say to Spanish bishops.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
On the anecdote side, there are examples such as the Philippines declaring a national fuel emergency, South Korea restricting public-sector vehicle use and Australia seeing many fuel stations running out of gasoline.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
What you will conclude from the next anecdote I cannot guess.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Fortunately, Benson has been so diligent in gathering papers and anecdota that he escapes from his own simplifications.
From Time Magazine Archive
Happily, this soon gives way to anecdota and reminiscence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of such anecdota there are many collections; the earliest was probably L. A. Muratori's, in 1709.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
The Fed’s beige book is a collection of anecdotes from the central bank’s contacts across the country and is designed to give officials a sense of conditions on the ground before they meet.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The chapters follow the restaurant’s improbable success, offering extraordinary anecdotes, such as how a Yugoslavian immigrant happened to open a red-booth, comfort-food Italian restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Grohl was quizzed by the pupils about his favourite toothpaste, to which he answered "whitening", before the star told anecdotes including of the time he broke his leg falling off stage in 2015.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Still, it is the book’s more startling anecdotes that have fueled much of the public conversation.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
He hinted about Cassius Clay a couple of times, and when I responded only with anecdotes about my interview with Clay, he finally asked what Clay had said of him.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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