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a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
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Recent Examples of articles
Harry’s claims center on 14 articles published between 2001 and 2013.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The supposedly strained relationship between the Beckham family and Brooklyn, along with his wife Nicola Peltz, have inspired articles and social media commentary for years, but without hard evidence to back anything up.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
These observations are found in newspaper articles, pamphlets, and journals, and in dozens of letters and diary and journal entries written by eyewitnesses to Friend’s ministry.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit specifically references Harry’s ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy, whom Harry dated off-and-on from 2004 to 2011, with many of the articles in question focusing on their relationship.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
The filing included dozens of articles from The Boston Herald and The Boston Globe.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
With over 40 articles published in the alternative weekly newspaper The Austin Chronicle, Mars has established herself as a prominent voice in music journalism.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
Wei was convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage, espionage and unlawful export of and conspiracy to export technical data related to defense articles in violation of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
As part of our 150th birthday, the Orlando Sentinel will reprint articles from our archives as part of our Monday Memories feature.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The supposedly strained relationship between the Beckham family and Brooklyn, along with his wife Nicola Peltz, have inspired articles and social media commentary for years, but without hard evidence to back anything up.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
These observations are found in newspaper articles, pamphlets, and journals, and in dozens of letters and diary and journal entries written by eyewitnesses to Friend’s ministry.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit specifically references Harry’s ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy, whom Harry dated off-and-on from 2004 to 2011, with many of the articles in question focusing on their relationship.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
The filing included dozens of articles from The Boston Herald and The Boston Globe.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
With over 40 articles published in the alternative weekly newspaper The Austin Chronicle, Mars has established herself as a prominent voice in music journalism.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
Wei was convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage, espionage and unlawful export of and conspiracy to export technical data related to defense articles in violation of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
As part of our 150th birthday, the Orlando Sentinel will reprint articles from our archives as part of our Monday Memories feature.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for articles
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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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Listen to our Greatest Pop Stars podcast discussion about the KPop Demon Hunters takeover year here, and find the rest of our updating top 10 list with all our corresponding essays and pods here.—
Abby Webster,
Billboard,
23 Jan. 2026
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These activists would be much wiser to write letters to the editor of local papers or to relevant federal and state legislatures and officials.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Court papers allege the two racked up the fraudulent charges starting in 2021.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Articles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/articles. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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