anecdote
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And Wiseman relayed an amusing anecdote about Canadian Hansen, whose trip around the Moon was also his first time in space.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
On the anecdote side, there are examples such as the Philippines declaring a national fuel emergency, South Korea restricting public-sector vehicle use and Australia seeing many fuel stations running out of gasoline.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Pascoe also told Desert Island Discs host Lauren Laverne that her agent had advised her against including an anecdote about her abortion in her 2016 book Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
But his thoughtful undertaking, and his imaginative synthesis of anecdote with history, lived religion with theology, always located in the particular, offers a fresh look at some unchanging human concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Hermione had not cracked a smile during this anecdote, and now turned an expression of wintry disapproval upon Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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