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Which of these works is not considered a novel?

novel

[nov-uhl] / ˈnΙ’v Ι™l /




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Back to trade: ties between Canada and the EU are far from novel.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Critics of AI safety campaigners say those issuing dire warnings overstate the risks of novel technology and that the advances AI enable in workplace productivity, drug discovery and more outweigh the risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 novel, “Water for Elephants” tells the story of Jacob Jankowski, a 93-year-old man who reflects on his time in the 1930s with a traveling circus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"I think that's probably why I resonated with the story when I read the book," Evans said of the novel the series, which is based the book written by Elizabeth Day.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Then I crawled in and lay there for quite a long time trying out for size the expensive, confined, strangely new-smelling, entirely novel space that was soon to be my home away from home.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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