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[es-ey, es-ey, e-sey, e-sey] / ˈɛs eɪ, ˈɛs eɪ, ɛˈseɪ, ɛˈseɪ /




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"I went from being able to do university essays on human rights laws to not being able to build a Lego set," he said.

From BBC

Arguably the first collection of lyrical essay writing about the California desert, Austin drew on her travels through the Owens Valley and environs, covering mining, the Shoshone tribe, weather and water.

From Los Angeles Times

In her essay collection “The Age of Loneliness,” Laura Marris examines quiet conditions that our society doesn’t know have been lost and how we’re lonelier for those untold vanishings.

From Los Angeles Times

Recently, the Economist has been publishing many lead articles and guest essays warning of an AI bubble, including:

From MarketWatch

“Mud is really something, I tell you,” the Japanese director wrote in a 1970 essay.

From The Wall Street Journal