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autobiography

[aw-tuh-bahy-og-ruh-fee, -bee-, aw-toh-] / ˌɔ tə baɪˈɒg rə fi, -bi-, ˌɔ toʊ- /


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Miles Davis, in his autobiography, referred to Rollins around this time as being “a legend, almost a god to a lot of the younger musicians.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“The Hill” is rooted in autobiography, but I would encourage readers to avoid learning about the author until finishing the novel, as Ms. Clark intends it to fly or fall on its literary merits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

I would read his autobiography all the time and his whole thing was affecting the music, affecting the listener, really approaching it to challenge the listener as well as challenging yourself.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Perhaps we will have to wait for Sir Keir's inevitable post-premiership autobiography for the unvarnished truth.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Then East fetched the manuscript of his autobiography, The Magnolia Jungle, which Simon & Schuster is publishing.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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