bibliography

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Recent Examples of bibliography Hilton Als, a staff writer who has written about Baldwin many times, joined us to share a few essential entries from Baldwin’s bibliography. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025 The funniest part of BookTok fame has been seeing fans discover how extensive her bibliography is. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 Black Studies on 135th Street features a bibliography of this rediscovered library. — Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 During a demonstration, an OpenAI employee showed how the software could automatically find and incorporate relevant scientific literature, then format the bibliography. — ArsTechnica, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bibliography
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  1. index
  2. compendium
  3. glossary
  4. compilation
  5. list
  6. docket
  7. directory
  8. inventory
Noun
  • India’s main stock index last month outperformed other emerging markets by the most since November, and foreign outflows hit a four-month low.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 July 2026
  • The air quality index measures the amount of fine particulate pollution in the air.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of index
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  • The result is something closer to an artist's sketchbook than a conventional travel compendium.
    — John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
  • As the Center for Economic and Policy Research shows in its Majority Agenda compendium, there are a range of issues — from health care to affordable housing to fair scheduling laws — where bold policy solutions are favored overwhelmingly by Americans.
    — Eileen Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Definition of compendium
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  • Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities.
    — Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • Cerebras’ prospectus mentioned tokens 23 times, and there are 62 references in SpaceX’s filing, including in the glossary.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Definition of glossary
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  • Earlier this year, Thriller cracked 500 weeks as a bestseller, while the Number Ones compilation is up to 219 stays on the list.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • She was especially drawn to Kirk Franklin and his 2006 compilation album, Songs for the Storm.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
Definition of compilation
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  • The board unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Hilda Solis, directing county attorneys to send a letter to Lineage Logistics outlining a list of demands and requirements, and asking that the company respond within 48 hours.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 8 July 2026
  • That’s why lightweight, walkable silhouettes are always at the top of my packing list.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Definition of list
Noun
  • The emergency docket, nicknamed the shadow docket, offers a venue for a quick answer about whether the government can continue a policy while a challenge is litigated.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Roberts once signed on to a Kagan dissent that assailed the shadow docket.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026
Definition of docket
Noun
  • Early American coffeehouses would commonly have city business directories, libraries of newspapers and currency exchange information.
    — James Doubek, NPR, 3 July 2026
  • There is no public directory and no way to search for usernames.
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of directory
Noun
  • Buyers are starting to get more leverage in the market, as inventory increases and homes sit for longer.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • That means maintaining an AI inventory, assigning ownership, setting review intervals, monitoring safety and equity metrics and deciding what requires legal, compliance, clinical or patient-safety review.
    — Dr. Alena Fuchs, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of inventory

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