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et al.

[et al, ahl, awl] / ɛt ˈæl, ˈɑl, ˈɔl /
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Mr. Coffin et al. stage a colorful but uninteresting clatter of random mayhem, only occasionally interrupted by an ironic wink: “We are no longer evil,” announces Goomi.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

"Ripple et al. argued that carnivore recovery produced one of the world's strongest trophic cascades," said Dr. Daniel MacNulty, lead author of the new analysis and a wildlife ecologist at Utah State University.

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

Levy would finish out his career working with Spielberg et al., retiring in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2025

Which is why, this election week, I’m considering my counterprogramming options — with periodic check-ins on Kornacki, King, et al., to see where the count stands.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2024

In a 2006 study, Tallal et al. suggest relationships between musical training, auditory processing, language, and literary skills.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Wales had ridden a wave of emotion to get there, a golden generation of players - Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey et al - scaling new heights under the guidance of their charismatic manager Chris Coleman.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

I could flood this list with Championship Manager 01-02 wonderkids - there is room for more later - but we'll just give honorary nods to Maksim Tsigalko, Mark Kerr, Mike Duff, Kennedy Bakircioglu et al.

From BBC May 5, 2026

“Monsanto’s involvement with the Williams et al paper did not rise to the level of authorship and was appropriately disclosed in the acknowledgments,” Bayer said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

The work described here has been accepted for publication as A. de Graaff et al.,

From Science Daily Nov. 29, 2025

Fizz et al go to a Muslim high school.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali



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