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Examples of author in a Sentence
Angela Chen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The authors reported an apparent temperature increase in Antarctica roughly 800 years (plus or minus 200 years) prior to an atmospheric CO2 increase.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The hope is that one day the vaccine would be able to prevent both infection in the reproductive system, as well as in the eyes, said Jes Dietrich, a senior scientist at Statens Serum Institut in Denmark and a lead author of the study.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Raili Clasen, California designer and author of Surf Style at Home, found the perfect solution: Outfit each bunk with a sconce.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
Andy Dunn is the founding CEO of Bonobos and Pie and the author of Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind.
—Andy Dunn, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
The eponymous labyrinth of ancient Greek mythology—the one with the ferocious Minotaur in its depths—is, in descriptions by classical authors, pretty obviously a maze.
—Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024
The authors further explained that older adults with dementia or those experiencing altered mental status are also most likely to be misdiagnosed with other conditions, such as urinary tract infections.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Although awareness of the phenomenon isn’t new, according to the study authors, the evidence to back it up and provide clarity around timing is.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
To date, Dolly has donated over 232 million books to kids around the world through her Imagination Library, and she’s even authored a few for both children and adults, including a cookbook with her sister.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2024
Further fueling his expertise, Dr. Dave authored Cybersecurity Readiness: A Holistic and High-Performance Approach, a book exposing the challenges organizations face regularly and offering strategic insights on building stable cybersecurity programs.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
The petroglyphs were authored by multiple people, the team concluded, based on variation in style across the figures.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The Senate’s 32 Democrats all voted for the resolution, authored by former Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, D-San Diego.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024
Hernández didn’t author the night’s loudest moment either.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Government policy, however, could allow the U.K. to avert job losses and harness AI for a breakneck economic surge, according to the left-leaning Institute for Public Policy Research, the think tank that authored the report.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
These three autobiographies, authored by remarkable women who have shattered countless glass ceilings, each offer a distinct perspective on leadership and resilience.
—Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Noun
Middle English autour, auctour, actour "originator, creator, authoritative source, writer," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French auctur, auttour, actour "originator, creator, instigator, party, authority, writer," borrowed from Latin auctōr-, auctor "principal in a sale, person entitled to take action or authorize, authoritative writer, originator, creator, agent, founder," from augēre "to increase" + -tor, agent suffix — more at eke entry 2
Note: Variants with medial -th-, as aucthour, authour, etc., become current in the sixteenth century and lead to spelling pronunciations with [θ] in the seventeenth century. The spellings are presumed to reflect association with authentic and its Latin and Greek sources, as author in the sense "the first beginner and mover of anything," as Samuel Johnson put it, is the ultimate guarantor of authenticity.
Verb
derivative of author entry 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Verb
1597, in the meaning defined above
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“Author.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/author. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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