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a collection of writings
a special anniversary album of his poetry published 100 years after his death
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Recent Examples of album
Of that sum, 532,000 are in pure album sales (purchases of physical and digital albums), landing BTS the biggest sales week for an album by a group in more than a decade.
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2026
The drugging and rape occurred the same night Cosby recorded what would become his best-selling album Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
This is all to celebrate the release of their new album, ARIRANG, which has also just dropped (the BTS bounty just keeps on coming, eh?) and is raking in rave reviews all round.
—Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
The cover art is reminiscent of N.W.A.’s classic 1988 album Straight Outta Compton.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2026
The drugging and rape occurred the same night Cosby recorded what would become his best-selling album Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
This is all to celebrate the release of their new album, ARIRANG, which has also just dropped (the BTS bounty just keeps on coming, eh?) and is raking in rave reviews all round.
—Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
The cover art is reminiscent of N.W.A.’s classic 1988 album Straight Outta Compton.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for album
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In the early 2010s, Wijk and Crispin took to YouTube, where post-festival EDM compilations were beginning to take off thanks to the pyrotechnic montages being shared by events like Tomorrowland.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Ace Records has announced Where the Willow and the Dogwood Grow, an extensive compilation album that’s out May 29.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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Acuña contributed chapters in dozens of anthologies and scholarly texts and wrote numerous book reviews, several children’s books, scholarly articles and opinion pieces in academic journals, magazines, listservs and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The first season received four Emmy nominations — best lead actor in a limited or anthology series (Gyllenhaal), best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series (Bill Camp & Peter Sarsgaard), and best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series (Ruth Negga).—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Album.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/album. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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