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Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
Now, all of your burgeoning health questions are available at your fingertips, thanks to weekly podcast episodes, daily roundups of health news stories and so much more.
—Akili King, Essence, 2 Oct. 2023
Enjoy a year of unlimited access to The Atlantic—including every story on our site and app, subscriber newsletters, and more.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2023
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series profiling American youth killed this year by guns, a leading cause of death of children in the US.
—Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
The Beauty Bible, Now in a Newsletter Get the biggest beauty stories, launches, and trends of the day.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 2 Oct. 2023
Since then, Anderson—with an even keener awareness of directorial power—has endowed his live-action features with ever more reflexive narrative framing devices, which make the telling of stories the subject of his stories.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Hawthorne’s story appeared at a time of growing criticism of Puritanism by American intellectuals, according to Mancall.
—Colleen Connolly, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
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—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
Jennifer Swann, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
In fact, a quick look back shows that baked goods have a long and storied history as a rebellious tool worldwide.
—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
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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 11 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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