anecdote
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On the shores of South San Francisco, an airy two-story restaurant called the Anecdote opened in March on a biotech campus.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2023
Anecdote suggests the same: When was it ever this easy to get to the airport?
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2022
Anecdote is not data, though, and essentially I feel women should have the choice.
From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2018
The Amy Poehler Anecdote is another elegant solution: Praising female friends satisfies the celebrity gossip impulse, avoids potential nastiness, and functions as a lesson for young women on the virtues of female solidarity.
From Slate • Oct. 24, 2014
Anecdote of Dr. Mather and Franklin—Humility "beaten in!"—See page 186.
From The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. by Thayer, William M. (William Makepeace)
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