literature
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Yet “writers defy time,” Ms. Phillips declares in an essay about literature as safekeeping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“And it’s been really fun because you need a Ph.D. in literature to tell it what to do.”
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
To be clear, both are reasonable reads of the literature, but the reporters would write different stories because of how the A.I. decided to order the same information.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
She holds a PhD in creative writing and literature from USC.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
A whole literature was soon dedicated to these notions.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing literature
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