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With more than 10,000 published pieces, mostly into Spanish, Portuguese and English, OKA is, Zimmerman says, the single largest contributor of translated articles to the collaborative online encyclopedia.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
She is reminded of the early 1930s, when German Jews responded to rising antisemitism by publishing an encyclopedia of Jewish contributions to German culture and society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge on high school sports, and his ideas about keeping this level of competition moving in the right direction is unmatched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
“We’re a bunch of nerds who write an encyclopedia as a hobby,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
He turned the pages of the encyclopedia carefully so as not to disturb it.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Physical encyclopedias and textbooks were rendered virtually useless.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
“My father filled my head with stories” about the “pioneer nurseryman,” Mr. Fitzgerald recalls, “while my mother brought me dusty encyclopedias full of primary sources.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Samantha said Max has watched all of Sir David's documentaries and owns more animal encyclopedias than she can keep track of.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
They’re both walking encyclopedias of the genre, able to reel off titles of films, popular and obscure, with the alacrity of true aficionados.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The room is lit by a pair of green-shaded banker’s lamps, and in the shadows Werner can see shelves crowded with encyclopedias, models of windmills, miniature telescopes, prisms.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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