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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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She remained involved in her daughter's life and added in her recent autobiography that "despite it all, the bond I have with Kaya is incredibly strong".

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

“Which sounds ridiculous, because I’ve made movies where I play myself and I use my own name, but it just seemed that in the true Matt Johnson autobiography, I wouldn’t be able to appear.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The estate also submitted the autobiography, “In My Time,” in which Anderson consistently referred to Texas and then Florida as his homes, according to the estate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

In his 2012 autobiography "An American Son," the man oft-memed as the "viceroy" of Cuba, recounts boasting to his exiled Cuban grandfather that he would one day overthrow Fidel Castro and free Cuba.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

As you read my father’s autobiography, whether for the first time or after a long absence, it is my hope that you will come to know him foremost as a man.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

What if autobiographies or books about history are more your thing?

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The book’s leading actors have been subjects of biographies and autobiographies, and most events have been exhaustively covered in scholarly and popular histories and articles as well as media reports.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

“The projections mirror and amplify that as part of the visual vocabulary, whether that’s Douglass’ newspaper articles or autobiographies, or the text of the Emancipation Proclamation.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2025

Chapter 9 is about Frederick Douglass and identity-aware liberalism, as expressed through his autobiographies.

From Salon Nov. 10, 2024

It is not enough to say that my mother and father do not want to write their autobiographies.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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