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What pseudonym did author Samuel Clemens use?

pseudonym

[sood-n-im] / ˈsud n ɪm /


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In 2014, under the pseudonym “Captain K,” Cramer sat for a multihour interview for one of the bigger “exopolitics” YouTube shows.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

She dons makeup, a wig, high heels and a pseudonym.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

The leaks are attributed to an account with the pseudonym Cyberleek, whose author or authors claim to be acting to expose the industry's business practices.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Part of the challenge related to a WhatsApp chat group where commissioners were allegedly urged to reflect on any opinions about Drumcree expressed by an online commentator who used the pseudonym 'Choyaa'.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Then, in one of the most widely read science journals in the world, she corrected her error: “Helen Lane, it seems, never lived. But Henrietta Lacks did, long protected by the pseudonym Helen Lane.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

While there were established columnists like Walter Winchell, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons, most articles in these magazines either went unbylined or were written under pseudonyms.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

The song was co-credited to Who's British? - which turned out to be another of Ellis's many pseudonyms.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

The indictment names him as Thomas Doyle, saying that he also used the pseudonyms A.J. and Austin Doyle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

Avaaz gave the survivors who participated in the webinar pseudonyms for their safety.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

I would venture to guess that these were pseudonyms.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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