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authorship

[aw-ther-ship] / ˈɔ θərˌʃɪp /


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I question whether literary agents should decide what constitutes acceptable authorship.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Paper mills sell authorship positions and, in some cases, complete ready made scientific papers.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

Tsai felt similarly appreciative of the authorship she had over Sunny, a character who in other series might have been flattened into someone to root against.

From Salon May 11, 2026

"The Academy and each branch will judge the achievement, taking into account the degree to which a human was at the heart of the creative authorship when choosing which movie to award," the group added.

From BBC May 1, 2026

In Publication No. 16, Methods for the Solution of Running-Key Ciphers, her work may have amounted to joint authorship.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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