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Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
Yael Friedman, a Galia Lahav spokeswoman, said in an email that Osterhoudt’s story galvanized the designer to start an initiative that will have her dresses popping up in thrift stores all over the United States.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
That story has played out again and again in the evolution of residuals.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
This story will appear in the Sept. 23, 2023, issue of Billboard.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
Sipowicz actually began the series as a supporting player in John Kelly’s story — the fat, bigoted, alcoholic disaster whom the more traditionally heroic Kelly had to save.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
Enjoy a year of unlimited access to The Atlantic—including every story on our site and app, subscriber newsletters, and more.
—Yael Grauer, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2023
And Vivek Ramaswamy shares his family’s citizenship story — with one more important reveal.
—Mark Murray, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
This coffee subscription delivers 6-12 ounces of freshly roasted coffee, a postcard with flavor notes, and a story on the coffee’s history right to her doorstep.
—Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
Shelly Tan, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
Volleyball's Success Nebraska volleyball has built a legacy as storied as the Cornhusker football team, winning five national championships, the most recent in 2017.
—Kolbe Nelson, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2023
Fifty-seven Whitehall in London’s Westminster has had a long and storied history: Once the palace of the Tudors and the Stuarts, its time as a royal residence came to an abrupt end in 1698 when a servant set the building alight by hanging linens too close to the fire.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
In his daily Pump Club newsletter, bodybuilding legend and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been sharing anecdotes from his long and storied career, including tips on how to build good habits, get fitter, and pursue your goals.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
This storied 429-acre property was inducted into the Historic Hotels of America last spring.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
More than 270 structures have been impacted in Lahaina, county officials added, many of them near one of the largest and most storied banyan trees in the United States.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 10 Aug. 2023
One of the Massachusetts peninsula’s most storied grande dames is the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, dating back to 1925 and presiding over Harwich’s Round Cove.
—Jillian Dara, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2023
For a film as storied as the original The Killer, what’s Woo’s motivation behind revisiting it?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle English storie, from Anglo-French estoire, estorie, from Latin historia — more at history
Noun (2)
Middle English storie, from Medieval Latin historia narrative, illustration, story of a building, from Latin, history, tale; probably from narrative friezes on the window level of medieval buildings
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8a
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/story. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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Kids Definition
story
2 of 2 nounNoun
Middle English storie "tale," from early French estoire, estorie (same meaning), from Latin historia "tale, history"
Noun
Middle English storie, from Latin historia "tale, illustration, story of a building," from earlier Latin, "tale, history"; probably so called from the use of narrative paintings on the window levels of medieval buildings
Biographical Definition
Story
2 of 2biographical name (2)
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