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The encyclopedia cites a 1939 Sunday Oregonian article stating that Thompson had been an auto mechanic when he invented the screw.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
As a child, he came across a page in an encyclopedia featuring Neil Armstrong and the picture of an astronaut on the Moon from the 1969 Apollo mission.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
He’s like an encyclopedia when it comes to fashion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
I think an encyclopedia reflects a worldview, or aims to.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2025
I took paper, carbon, typewriter, pencils, notebooks, and not only those but dictionaries, a compact encyclopedia, and a dozen other reference books, heavy ones.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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National Librarian Day
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Reading: Informational - Middle School
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
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