anecdote
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“What would you rather have sitting here, a live anecdote or a dead statistic?” asked one of them.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
But all made an impact in their own way and, as Synnot points out, they get "a nice anecdote" for future interviews.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
There’s something fitting about the tortilla anecdote in multicultural L.A., home to the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center — the $450-million, 200,000-square-foot expansion to the California Science Center — which now houses Endeavour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
As this is basically unheard of, the anecdote plays great on a press tour.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
He avoids any anecdote or symbolism that might limit us to a single interpretation.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Happily, this soon gives way to anecdota and reminiscence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fortunately, Benson has been so diligent in gathering papers and anecdota that he escapes from his own simplifications.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of such anecdota there are many collections; the earliest was probably L. A. Muratori's, in 1709.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
“For the Dead Remember” sometimes gets bogged down in excessive detail, but the book is enlivened by eccentric characters, amusing anecdotes and bizarre through lines, such as the declining status of James’s teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Murphy and Levy also shared personal anecdotes about their TV mom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
To determine whether these issues go beyond anecdotes, ProPublica analyzed the data collected from every state by the CDC to look for patterns.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
For Annie Erickson, 26, who grew up in North Carolina, personal anecdotes, more than school or reports, created her first memories of 9/11.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The effect of one of Leon’s anecdotes was to make his listener warm to humankind and its failings.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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