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[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /


VERB
to write computer programs
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Inside an unassuming room of the Huntington Library, the Los Angeles author Lisa See unfolded a stack of court records.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Reynolds, the author of numerous books about 19th-century America, introduces us to Puritan-influenced thinkers both familiar and obscure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The author hopes it will shed new light on one of science's most enduring mysteries while also encouraging further research into the possible role of nanozymes in the emergence of life on Earth.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

But there’s a “gap” between having the documents and actually being prepared, according to Adam Zuckerman, founder of estate-planning resource website Buried in Work and author of the book “No Loose Ends.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The author and her mother, Vanne Goodall, in Gombe.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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