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playwright

[pley-rahyt] / ˈpleɪˌraɪt /


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However, academics believe the discovery could indicate that the playwright spent more time in London than previously believed.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

"There's a Jewish playwright who survived the Holocaust called Elie Weisel," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“It was either classics or new work,” he recalled, “and I chose new work partly because I like the partnership with the playwright in the room.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The actor stars in a solo off-Broadway show by David Cale about a playwright stumped by the blank page who finds a surprising, unsettling source of inspiration in the form of a stalker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I wrote play-writer and Miss Garnder said the right word was playwright.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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