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a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally told us once again that anecdote about the dog and the bike

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Recent Examples of anecdote Use humor, anecdotes and customer-centric language to maintain relatability while keeping messaging on-brand. Anna Anisin, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 There are neither crude jokes nor wise-ass anecdotes, only quick, indecipherable bursts of jargon. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025 But Leslie does an extraordinary job of providing context for familiar anecdotes, and there are many that will feel surprising. Kim Willis, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 While Thibodeau praised Brunson’s early conditioning efforts — including pool and bike workouts — the overwhelming majority of data and anecdotes say players can only get in game shape through game reps. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anecdote
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  • In this story: hair, Virginie Moreira; makeup, Ammy Drammeh; grooming, Yuko Fredriksson; braiding, Lorraine Dublin, Angela Torio Rivera; manicurist, Adam Slee; tailor, Judith Grant.
    Malick Bodian, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
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    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • But the most sobering cautionary tale comes from 1894, when a lighthouse keeper’s pet cat named Tibbles was introduced to Stephens Island in New Zealand.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Comments On Swift Horses is rife with drama — a tale of a love triangle between a young woman, Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones), her Korean War veteran husband Lee (Will Poulter), and his iconoclastic brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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