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columnist

[kol-uhm-nist, -uh-mist] / ˈkɒl əm nɪst, -ə mɪst /
NOUN
journalist
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Earlier this month, newspaper columnist Larry Ryan declared hardbacks should be ditched.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Mr. Dirda was a longtime columnist for the Washington Post Book World.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

That’s why, as an advice columnist, I have made it my business to wait for the question.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Consider this: Last week, New York Times columnist David French sat down with Gorsuch himself to interview him about the children’s book the justice has published in advance of America’s 250th birthday.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

That night, the society columnist Billy Norwich hosted a farewell party for Pittman at Nell’s in downtown Manhattan.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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