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as in essay
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view read an article extolling the benefits of vegetarianism

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Recent Examples of article Eventually, women in other cities—many of whom had also been affected by drunk driving—saw those newscasts and read those articles. Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 The Chicago Tribune contributed to this article. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026 This article is being continuously updated. Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026 Create Your Comeback’ by Chris Appleton Price upon publish date of this article: $0.99, $14.99, $27.90 The Leicester, England, native got his start in the beauty industry at the age of 13. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for article
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essay
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  • In an essay published by the U-T in July, Peters wrote that America needs more progress and less process.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The instructional promise of each episode was a bit, a starting point for discursive, funny, intermittently personal mini-essays that always started in Wilson’s beloved New York, but could and did make their way anywhere.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026

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“Article.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/article. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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