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anecdote

[an-ik-doht] / ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊt /


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Mr. Bailey is at his most engaging when he uses anecdotes to bring his principles to life.

From The Wall Street Journal

The wacky and crazy stuff made great anecdotes, but it didn’t dominate the indexes any more than Strategy does now.

From MarketWatch

That split among categories of consumers is exacerbating, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest compilation of economic anecdotes from around the country, known as the beige book.

From The Wall Street Journal

They share behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the shoots and reveal how they got “the” shot.

From Los Angeles Times

Full of industry anecdotes and sobering analyses, the book is a riveting introduction to the corporate culture of artificial intelligence and its designs on all of us.

From Los Angeles Times