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reader

[ree-der] / ˈri dər /


NOUN
one who makes a profession of reading aloud
Synonyms
NOUN
anyone admitted to a library
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In the case of Soundgarden, it was the latter, and by the time the reader reaches that part of the book, it’s not difficult to understand why it happened.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The commission ordered its inspector general to conduct an audit of the LAPD’s use of license plate reader technology, with the findings expected to be released in the summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A Moneyist reader in their 80s paid into a $250,000 term policy long after his level-premium period expired.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The poems remain resistant, as they must; but their resistance now carries the force of address, a bottle sent out from wreckage toward an unknown reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It is a fine thing, reader, to be lifted in a moment from indigence to wealth—a very fine thing; but not a matter one can comprehend, or consequently enjoy, all at once.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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