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biography

[bahy-og-ruh-fee, bee-] / baɪˈɒg rə fi, bi- /


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“His conservative approach left both the papers and its employees somewhat unprepared for the realities of the internet,” said Thomas Maier, who wrote a 1994 biography of the family.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Instead, Gallrein simply functioned as an anthropomorphized biography.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

But in recent years, print sales in such categories as biography, current affairs and business and economics—what publishers refer to as “serious nonfiction” and which tend to resonate especially with men—have fallen considerably.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Revealing much about the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor scandal was Andrew Lownie's biography, Entitled, which is being released again this week with fresh allegations.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

My favorite sketchbook is on the shelf above my desk now: a leather-bound planner that holds the almost-finished biography of the Prophet Muhammad.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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