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As for Mr. Rove, readers of his column in these pages know that he has long warned about Mr. Paxton’s encyclopedia of ethical and political liabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"For an encyclopedia it's different. Wikipedia runs on trust. A wrong fact can sit there for years and get cited by journalists and AI systems," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge on high school sports, and his ideas about keeping this level of competition moving in the right direction is unmatched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
He hasn’t decided what should replace the photos of Walt Disney and the Marvel encyclopedia his predecessor, Bob Iger, used as decor in the sixth-floor CEO office on the company’s Burbank, Calif., lot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
As my encyclopedia poignantly puts it: “The legs of the larvae have degenerated, and the adults do not fly.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Physical encyclopedias and textbooks were rendered virtually useless.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
Samantha said Max has watched all of Sir David's documentaries and owns more animal encyclopedias than she can keep track of.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
The chatbots also appeared conflicted about what role to play, shifting between acting like medical encyclopedias, life coaches and supportive friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
They’re both walking encyclopedias of the genre, able to reel off titles of films, popular and obscure, with the alacrity of true aficionados.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
In the mornings we’d sneak laughing down to the Clairmont basement, which was lined with wine bottles and encyclopedias.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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