literature
Example Sentences
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“Access to the classical studies is now instantaneous: literature, science, art, philosophy, mathematics and history.”
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
However, the researchers highlight major gaps in the existing literature.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
The academic literature suggests that the effects of policy uncertainty on the economy are broadly negative.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
So much of contemporary literature reads like a tortured attempt to negotiate between the irreconcilable positions of righteous expression and guilty silence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
In what seemed even to me a doomed and Pyrrhic gesture, I switched to English literature without telling my parents.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.