tomes

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The Berkshire proxy is readable and runs less than 20 pages and compares with the 100-plus page tomes that most big companies issue.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Splitting franchise films into two parts made sense for young adult books like “Harry Potter,” “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games,” given that each series boasted thicker tomes with each subsequent release.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

He plowed through graphic-design books and tomes of logos featuring obscure examples like Hungarian oil companies from the ’80s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

"I looked at each individual part, comparing its appearance to old tomes where scholars drew out the jellyfish anatomy by hand. A real challenge when you look at just how many tangled parts it has."

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025

But if she tried to read something else Mrs. Caruthers would snap at her, and so she read the irksome tomes until the old woman drifted off.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland