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as in writer
a person who creates a written work
a brilliant novel by a first-time author
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as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
the author of modern genetics
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as in Creator
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the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
let us thank the Author of our being for all the blessings He has bestowed
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as in to write
to compose and set down on paper the words of
authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson
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Recent Examples of author
Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
Khan is also the lead author of an opinion piece that was published in JAMA in mid-November, written in response to the Evernorth study and KFF’s 2023 and 2024 poll data.
—New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2023, McCaul authored a bill called the Deterring America's Technological Adversaries Act or DATA Act.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Yet Schrader seems insensitive to the sorrow and sagacity that John Huston made palpable in his adaptation of Under the Volcano by another Canadian author, Malcolm Lowery.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
Khan is also the lead author of an opinion piece that was published in JAMA in mid-November, written in response to the Evernorth study and KFF’s 2023 and 2024 poll data.
—New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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Major Crimes detectives authored a search warrant for the social media user who reportedly made the post, which revealed the Gmail address registered to that account.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2023, McCaul authored a bill called the Deterring America's Technological Adversaries Act or DATA Act.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Demetrius Simms Demetrius Simms is a digital staff writer at Robb Report.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
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Before turning the page to 2025, our team of The Athletic women’s basketball writers are handing out their superlatives from the year that was.Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The founder of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced substantial changes to the way that his company’s two most popular products, the social media networks Facebook and Instagram, will be moderated going forward.The Editors, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
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Grande’s look drew comparisons to Audrey Hepburn, who frequently wore designs custom-made by the label’s eponymous founder, Hubert de Givenchy.Hannah Malach, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
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In November, Chief Crowley wrote a separate memo to the commission focusing on the bigger picture: a fire department that has not changed much in size since the 1960s despite the city’s population surging by more than a million people since then.Heather Knight, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Interview 'The Language of Other Things': An Interview with Stephanie LaCava Haley Mlotek The author of I Fear My Pain Interests You on inevitable doom, writing through absence, and cows.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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William Arruda is a personal branding pioneer, keynote speaker, founder of Reach Personal Branding, and creator of the 360Reach Personal Brand Survey ...William Arruda, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Here's how some of these creators are preparing for the ban.Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
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Released in December 1964, Smokey Robinson penned the sentimental ballad for the group because of David Ruffin.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are ditching third-party fact-checkers in favor of a Community Notes program inspired by X, according to an announcement penned by Meta’s new Trump-friendly policy chief Joel Kaplan.Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Walz's daughter shared a video on TikTok the same day, including a screenshot of the original photo and speaking about her father's popcorn recipe.Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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State prosecutors at the hearing depicted Higgins, a married father of two, as having a history of road rage and of drinking up to six beers before the crash, reports the AP.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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