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to compose and set down on paper the words of
authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson
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Recent Examples of authoring
Ferriss turned experimentation into a competitive advantage—authoring multiple #1 New York Times bestsellers, launching one of the world’s most influential podcasts, and investing early in companies like Uber, Facebook, Shopify, and Duolingo.
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Harvard Business Review,
9 June 2026
For more than ten years, she was based in Paris and Barcelona contributing to Vogue Italia, and other sector magazines and authoring several books about fashion and food.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
That includes advancing public safety efforts by co-authoring policies to address catalytic converter theft, supporting stronger enforcement tools for chronic problem properties, and taking action to prevent the overconcentration of liquor stores in high-risk areas.
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Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Building a Brand Around Education Before founding Saalt, Hoeger spent years working in ecommerce and as a technical writer, co-authoring collegiate textbooks in fitness and wellness.
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Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
From 1989 to 2003, Kane was an architectural historian and heritage resources coordinator for the California Department of Transportation’s District 7 in Los Angeles, leading environmental reviews, authoring more than 20 cultural resource studies and advancing public engagement.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
Andreessen Horowitz, Cultural Leadership Fund convenes the channels — music, film, tools, audience, policy — that are co-authoring what comes next.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
Le Rhul is credited with authoring the charter.
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Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
Thorsen’s work included co-authoring papers that found no link between autism and childhood vaccination -- science which, according to medical experts, still stands today.
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Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Harvard Business Review,
9 June 2026
For more than ten years, she was based in Paris and Barcelona contributing to Vogue Italia, and other sector magazines and authoring several books about fashion and food.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
That includes advancing public safety efforts by co-authoring policies to address catalytic converter theft, supporting stronger enforcement tools for chronic problem properties, and taking action to prevent the overconcentration of liquor stores in high-risk areas.
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Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Building a Brand Around Education Before founding Saalt, Hoeger spent years working in ecommerce and as a technical writer, co-authoring collegiate textbooks in fitness and wellness.
—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
From 1989 to 2003, Kane was an architectural historian and heritage resources coordinator for the California Department of Transportation’s District 7 in Los Angeles, leading environmental reviews, authoring more than 20 cultural resource studies and advancing public engagement.
—
Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
Andreessen Horowitz, Cultural Leadership Fund convenes the channels — music, film, tools, audience, policy — that are co-authoring what comes next.
—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
Le Rhul is credited with authoring the charter.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
Thorsen’s work included co-authoring papers that found no link between autism and childhood vaccination -- science which, according to medical experts, still stands today.
—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authoring
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Claude for Life Sciences outperforms human expert baselines on a range of complex life sciences tasks including understanding, manipulating and writing laboratory experiment protocols.
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Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent for USA TODAY, writing about history and Americana.
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The series was conceptualized by Victoria Holmes, one of many writers penning the novels under the pseudonym Erin Hunter for HarperCollins.
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In a series of posts, Hargitay gave Brunson his flowers, resharing several videos of performance in the game and penning a brief post, paying tribute to his talents.
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“Authoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authoring. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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