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literature

[lit-er-uh-cher, -choor, li-truh-] / ˈlɪt ər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, ˈlɪ trə- /


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Born on a farm in Bra in northwest Italy in 1948, Bonino graduated with a degree in foreign languages and literature at Milan's Bocconi University before joining the Radical Party.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

I have spent the past few years reading the vast and growing literature, from “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies,” by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares to Dario Amodei’s “Machines of Loving Grace.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

I always quote “beauty begets beauty,” and I can tell he does not read any literature or visit museums to stay sharp.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Huger wrote for instructions to Postmaster General Amos Kendall, as well as New York Postmaster Samuel Gouverneur, from whose office the offending literature had been shipped.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

But just as optimism has its dark side, the Peloponnesian War was not without its bright spots, at least in terms of literature.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Mr. Morson, a professor of Slavic languages and literatures at Northwestern University, is the author of “Wonder Confronts Certainty: Russian Writers on the Timeless Questions and Why Their Answers Matter.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2025

Chesterton, John Buchan, Rafael Sabatini and even Sax Rohmer, among a score of others, were — and are — thrilling storytellers, as well as the founders of our modern genre literatures.

From Washington Post Apr. 19, 2023

Now, a lot of people who have emigrated to the U.S. are bringing their literatures into English.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2023

Another reason is easier reader access to Spanish-language literatures and their translations via ebooks and online platforms.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2022

Rise and fall—this was the doctor’s business, and it was literatures too.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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