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biography

[bahy-og-ruh-fee, bee-] / baɪˈɒg rə fi, bi- /


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He headed a unit conducting operations behind enemy lines in Chernobyl after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, and participated in many battles in eastern Ukraine, according to his official biography.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

In exchange, James and his business partner Maverick Carter were given a 2% stake in Liverpool, according to “LeBron, Inc.: The Making of a Billion-Dollar Athlete,” a biography written by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Mr. Brunt, whose previous book was a biography of Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the eponymous engine, reckons that by 1910 Russia was second only to Germany as the most “dieselized” country on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Or a new generation of candidates – tattooed veterans, mechanics, bartenders – whose biography is supposed to do the political work that policy has not.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

“Helluva biography your mother wrote,” he says, breaking the silence.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

He published a number of autobiographical books, as well as biographies of John Wesley and William and Catherine Booth, the founders of the Salvation Army.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

I didn’t go to my high school classes, because I stayed up all night reading novels—Fitzgerald, Hemingway—and biographies.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

So I love to look for vegan books, nutrition books, rock biographies and autobiographies.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

Like a diplomatic training camp, the King will be currently prepping for the trip, going through embassy briefs, reading histories and biographies, getting all the details of his engagements.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

I began at the end, as I sometimes did with biographies I had no intention of reading all the way through, and found his last words without too much searching.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green




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