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blurb

[blurb] / blɜrb /


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He became so famous that at least one Random House book featured a blurb from Cerf himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

In the blurb, Busbice said his company was in the process of reshoring its manufacturing after “cleaning up the business” in the wake of disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

The public safety blurb was also expanded to clarify that Garvey supports “more training, better resources, and effective crime prevention strategies.”

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2024

He had spoken to Due about providing a blurb for Stephen Graham Jones’ “The Only Good Indians” but didn’t know she was working on a new novel, her first in almost a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2023

But it sounded like, "Blah, blah, blurb," and darn it all, he lost the whole bite of apricots, right down his bib.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry