biographer

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Recent Examples of biographer Fordwich’s comments came after royal biographer Robert Jobson told People magazine that Andrew could face exile abroad. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026 His biographer, Rod Taylor, chatted with Joe Sibilia on Nostalgia Tonight about Holloway's relationship with Disney. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026 Adams asked fans last week to share with his biographer how his work may have been inspirational to others. Brian Niemietz, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026 Royal biographer Robert Jobson talked to People about how Charles’ recent meeting with the King of Bahrain could spark a potential move for Andrew to that country. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biographer
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Noun
  • The long poems pose an additional problem for a biographer: in these retrospective works, written in the seventies and eighties, Schuyler became a late-breaking autobiographer.
    Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Most Black autobiographers never even planned to publish (or thought about publishing) their books commercially.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Portugal’s legendary explorer Ferdinand Magellan gets an epic biopic courtesy of Filipino filmmaker and societal historian Lav Diaz.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Valentine’s Day is named after Saint Valentine, though historians say there were multiple Christian martyrs with that name.
    Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026

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