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commentator

[kom-uhn-tay-ter] / ˈkɒm ənˌteɪ tər /


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A widely published essayist and commentator, he is the author of five books, most recently “The Religious Revolution: The Making of Modern Spirituality, 1848-98.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Well-known veteran market commentator Jim Bianco is turning bullish on Treasury bonds for the first time since the pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

What makes his claims more potentially damaging is that he isn't writing as a pundit or commentator, but as someone who was sitting around the table with his in-laws and his own sister.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Athletic reports that color commentator Troy Aikman remains unsigned beyond the current season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

I did it by working backward, using the commentary as a base, then asking myself what passage among the four versions the commentator could have had before him as he wrote the commentary.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Another name often cited among commentators is Taiwanese-American biochemist Chi-Huey Wong for pioneering synthesis methods for complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The new generation of political commentators comment on the new generation of politicians.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

While market commentators have focused on who will buy BP’s North Sea assets, the London-listed energy company has made its first international acquisition offshore the east coast of Canada, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Some economists and financial commentators have linked that behavior to economic pessimism and rising living costs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The announcement of a War on Drugs was therefore met with some confusion and resistance within law enforcement, as well as among some conservative commentators.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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