wordsmith
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A talented wordsmith who writes his own books, and with a bestselling memoir penned before he considered running for office?
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Liebling didn’t profess to be the best wordsmith who ever lived, but he did say that he could write faster than anyone who could write better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Until recently considered a sign of carelessness or even stupidity, the error is now seen by some to be the indelible fingerprint of a human wordsmith.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025
One honour the Salford-born wordsmith has agreed to accept is the 2025 Northern Music Award, which he will receive at a ceremony in Liverpool on Thursday.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
But Tariq liked to think himself a wordsmith, so it all got worse after they started hanging around.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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But Major League Baseball today isn’t defined by crafty wordsmiths on the mound with their own styles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He also praised "great wordsmiths" from Northern Ireland including the poet Seamus Heaney, novelist Anna Burns and musician Van Morrison.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
He consults great wordsmiths such as Joan Didion, Joni Mitchell and Annie Dillard to convey the fear and awe that California weather inspires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
As wordsmiths, we wield the quill that can amplify these narratives and rouse readers to action.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
Over the years, wordsmiths from Noah Webster to Jacques Barzun have suggested that maybe we should ditch Choose one: The girl that married dear old Dad or The girl who married dear old Dad.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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