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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
After authoring two of the decisions handed down yesterday, Chief Justice John Roberts may have at least one more up his sleeve.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Yordan Alvarez authoring a season worthy of American League MVP honors masks some of Altuve’s malaise.
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Yordan Alvarez authoring a season worthy of American League MVP honors masks some of Altuve’s malaise.
—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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.
—
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authoring
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Tech giants have argued that AI will benefit society by creating new jobs and making people more productive, handling digital drudgery like sifting through emails, writing code, editing photos and catching up on the news.
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The veteran filmmaker won an Oscar for writing The Producers.
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Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is penning the screenplay.
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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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