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historian

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-] / hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
student of history
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In his compelling “Centennial,” the historian Fergus Bordewich makes the stakes of the moment clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office said it would look into such posts, one of which falsely attributed the message to historian Heather Cox Richardson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

With its “low wages and lack of benefits,” the economic historian Lind writes, “Walmart represented anti-Fordism.”

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

His proposed ballroom “represents another way this presidency has abandoned its imperative of projecting modesty, openness, and stability,” the architect and historian Neil Flanagan complained in the Atlantic this month.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

He even dreamed of being invited to travel to the white palace of Dwelholm by the visiting elfin historian.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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