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biography

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


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In a 2015 biography, author Ashlee Vance described Musk as "a confrontational know-it-all" with an "abundant ego".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

She listed literary fiction, memoir, biography, and essay collections as the defining genres of the smaller size books.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Washington led the most active of lives, and the author surveys it with a briskness that makes this biography feel much shorter than it is.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The elder Gonzalez is a native of Venezuela who works at the Florida-based law firm Shahady & Wurtenberger, where he specializes in international cases, according to his biography on the law firm’s website.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

He had a biography of Cortés; a translation of Gregory of Tours; a study of Victorian murderesses, put out by the Harvard University Press.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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