bibliography

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Recent Examples of bibliography 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 The funniest part of BookTok fame has been seeing fans discover how extensive her bibliography is. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 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 Like Tolstoy, John Steinbeck’s bibliography is chockablock with classics worth a read. — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025 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
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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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  • The gallery will also display fan art contributions to a visual compilation of the Sonic universe.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • The compilation first reached the summit in mid-May of this year.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of compilation
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  • A little over 22 months later in December 2025, FIFA announced the full list of group stage matches with venues and dates attached, giving DFW a strong case for the best slate across the board.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • The largest-ever global oil supply shortage has topped economists’ lists of concerns since the start of the Iran war.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of list
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  • The transfer of funds may have already taken place, though the court docket does not indicate either way.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • In a summary docket entry last week, first reported by Reason magazine, Barber sided with the Post.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of docket
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  • Money Metals Exchange also maintains a state-by-state resource directory covering all 50 states, with information about sales tax laws, capital gains treatment, legal tender status and local coin dealers.
    — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Early American coffeehouses would commonly have city business directories, libraries of newspapers and currency exchange information.
    — James Doubek, NPR, 3 July 2026
Definition of directory
Noun
  • The company's shares have struggled because biotechnology customers spent much of the past two years working through excess inventory accumulated during the pandemic.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Those duties include protecting estate assets, notifying creditors, maintaining financial records and filing an inventory of the estate with the court.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Definition of inventory

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