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British chain Waterstones said there had been "phenomenal" demand, particularly for the 2017 translation by Emily Wilson, which Sir Christopher has cited as one of his sources.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
He and Flores sat quietly, wearing headphones for translation while their attorneys conferred with the judge.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The writing, in Daniel Bowles’s translation from the German, is glass-like and pristine, colored by the characters’ changing moods the way a window is touched by light and shadow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Alexander Pope’s early 18th-century translation of the story of Odysseus calls the hero Ulysses and favors Roman names for the immortals of Olympus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Thus Descartes opted for the least common phrase available to him in French as a translation for lex naturae in order to give his phrase a precise reference to scientific laws, not moral ones.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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It has been widely regarded as one of the greatest works of Western literature, has had various translations and is believed to have been translated into English more than 100 times.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The story of the “Wooden Horse,” as most translations call it, gets only brief references in Homer’s epic, cited in passing as an example of Odysseus’s cunning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Nolan makes only a handful of changes to the translations of the original text.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, Houston transit police will wear a device on their chests that performs simultaneous translations in 50 languages to assist tourists.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Notebooks lay scattered in all corners, and I saw his translations written on the open pages.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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