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literature

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


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A senior at Yale University, Tina studies English literature and writes poetry in the creative writing concentration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Between March and October 2023, Mikheil Z. went to the BnF 40 times to request access to manuscripts, mainly by Pushkin, claiming he was doing research on democracy in 19th-century Russian literature.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In song and literature, the route is celebrated as an east-to-west journey.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Fever Pitch,” one of the first books to examine the experience of being a soccer fan, launched the genre of serious soccer literature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In addition to literature and poetry, Joey nurtures her love of music.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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