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Having helped popularise art and museum-going, he is hoping to have the same effect on the written word.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

William Tucker stresses the clash between the three-dimensional object and the written word with the title of his book “The Language of Sculpture.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

I want voters to know that when I say transparency, consistency, and integrity are important characteristics to me, I mean that I will speak the truth in my written word, as well.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2024

No written word nor spoken plea can teach our youth what they should be.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

When there was a novel approach in the classroom, it was geared for a generation indisputably weaned on the fast foods of television and the VCR, not the written word.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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