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literature

[lit-er-uh-cher, -choor, li-truh-] / ˈlɪt ər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, ˈlɪ trə- /


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Weber, Dr. Cory Mayfield, chief resident at USC orthopedic surgery, and other researchers recently published a study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine where they reviewed the literature on popular injectable peptides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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

The UK's biggest literature festival, Hay Festival, returns to Powys in Wales this summer with headline speakers Emma Thompson, Malala Yousafzai and Gisèle Pelicot from 21 to 31 May.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The influence of Greek art and literature became so powerful in Rome that ancient Roman deities were changed to resemble the corresponding Greek gods, and were considered to be the same.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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