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Did everyone routinely use the encyclopedia, or read the Steinbeck novel, or listen attentively to Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony?
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Other economists describe him as a walking encyclopedia and the Pelé of central banking, referring to the Brazilian soccer legend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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
The decision arrives not a moment too soon for the online encyclopedia, which has seen a deluge of hallucination-prone A.I.-written articles since ChatGPT’s launch.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Bat felt like looking through his animal encyclopedia, which he often did after school, so he pulled it down from the bookshelf and dropped comfortably onto his beanbag.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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