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On one hand, it’s nice to see young Brian scamper up to his bedroom to crack open an encyclopedia or hear a herd of theropods stampede on the roof of an all-metal car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Did everyone routinely use the encyclopedia, or read the Steinbeck novel, or listen attentively to Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony?
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
To really do justice to the cuisines of this region would take an encyclopedia, but this volume is a fine introduction, filled with recipes that fill the soul and the stomach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
In his words: "They showed us a whole encyclopedia of movement and positioning in football."
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
So I looked it up in the encyclopedia, and I figured out why Mrs. Donnelly was so upset.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
Physical encyclopedias and textbooks were rendered virtually useless.
From Salon ● May 30, 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
The chatbots also appeared conflicted about what role to play, shifting between acting like medical encyclopedias, life coaches and supportive friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
He reminded the audience that the history of encyclopedias has always involved conflict with different types of power.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
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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