literature
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Mr. Dunaway’s strengths lie where he is an expert: English literature.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Osman, the writer of the best-selling Thursday Murder Club novels and former host of House of Games and Pointless, was made an OBE for services to literature and broadcasting.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Pink katydids have been recorded in scientific literature since 1878, but they have usually been viewed as rare and disadvantageous mutations.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
The papers that have used the corrupted data set remain in the literature today.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
“It was a horse-drawn cart. Donated by a Victorian merchant named George Moore to ‘diffuse good literature among the rural population.’”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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National Librarian Day
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