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[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


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to write computer programs
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She adds, “As the author, getting the story right meant getting the characters right. And on that front, Olivia nailed it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"Life was pretty nice during the Ediacaran, so the need for sex was rather limited," said lead author Dr. Emily Mitchell from Cambridge's Department of Zoology.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Co-lead author Dr. Anthony Clarke, from the Timescales of Minerals Systems Group within Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the evidence indicates the stone's movement was intentional rather than accidental.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

To make sense of this, I turned to Minxin Pei, editor of the China Leadership Monitor quarterly and the author of “The Broken China Dream.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“Sorry. I’ve just never met a real author before. I never thought I would.”

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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