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library

[lahy-brer-ee, -bruh-ree, -bree] / ˈlaɪˌbrɛr i, -brə ri, -bri /


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My best financial adviser cost me $100: the six Everyman’s Library volumes of Edward Gibbon’s “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The British Library, where I wrote several books, declined to pay such a ransom in 2023; its systems still have not completely recovered, but basic library operations continue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The completed device is now the centerpiece of The Grand Tour, an exhibition at the University's Baillieu Library, where it will be on display until June 28, 2026.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

The original collection of them - Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga and Tigger - which were owned by Milne's son and inspired the famous characters, are on display at New York Public Library.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The week the library was closed for its “alterations,” nobody could check out books, which made the League of Concerned Library Lovers very upset.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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