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[ed-i-ter] / ˈɛd ɪ tər /


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A few days later, Hemingway wrote their shared editor in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“For people who are there, I’m telling people: ‘Get your flu shot ASAP,’” said Celine Gounder, an infectious-disease doctor and editor at large for public health at KFF Health News.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Whole Earth Catalog, founded by writer and editor Stewart Brand, promoted ecological knowledge and self-sufficiency, but was still a compendium of things to buy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mary Harris is the host and managing editor of What Next, Slate's daily news podcast.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

I looked across the room as the head editor, Mr. Stieglitz, entered, accompanied by his entourage of journalists.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Industry editors, sound mixers, visual effects artists and composers had said such a credit was necessary to lure jobs back from overseas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“When journalists go out on the street their capitalization isn’t what they worry about. They worry about their beats. They write stories and editors edit the stories and they are published without interference of owners.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

"My own editors wouldn't let me publish a scoop based on a single anonymous source, and here you are telling me I'm a spy," he recalls in his book.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Writers have always relied on editors, researchers and colleagues to sharpen their work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

What was Grant doing down there, editors wanted to know.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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