apostrophe
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They hired her, and it was such a positive experience — even though Ms. Bender and the interviewee were in heels — that Apostrophe will encourage standing meetings from now on.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023
In 2019, Mr. Richards announced — “with regret” — the shuttering of the Apostrophe Protection Society.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2021
Richards founded The Apostrophe Protection Society in 2001 to defend the "much abused punctuation mark", waging war against advertisements for "ladies fashions", or the much maligned grocer's apostrophe, used to sell apple's and pear's.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2019
A writer, McEwan's poetry has been published in such literary magazines as "Revista Chicano Riquena" and "Apostrophe."
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2015
Apostrophe** or aporia*** or comprobatio* or argumentum ad populumM serve to put the speaker in a given relation with ‘Evading an issue by digression. You may have noticed it happening on the news. “
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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