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a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject
The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf. an encyclopedia of literature
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The Joy of Cooking Everyone should have a cookbook like this, a doorstop that is almost more encyclopedia than manual.
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
In April, the foundation that runs Wikipedia disclosed that AI bots scraping their site were making the encyclopedia too costly to sustainably run.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 May 2025
Data storage unit conversion suggests that the squadron gathered approximately seven encyclopedias of electronic intelligence data per hour in the Indo-Pacific region, an open-source intelligence analyst on X, formerly Twitter, @MeNMyRC1, told Newsweek.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Books, encyclopedias, magazines, even the TV guide.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
In April, the foundation that runs Wikipedia disclosed that AI bots scraping their site were making the encyclopedia too costly to sustainably run.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 May 2025
Data storage unit conversion suggests that the squadron gathered approximately seven encyclopedias of electronic intelligence data per hour in the Indo-Pacific region, an open-source intelligence analyst on X, formerly Twitter, @MeNMyRC1, told Newsweek.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Books, encyclopedias, magazines, even the TV guide.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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These controversial women are drawing attention – and opinions Social media terms, slang words added to Cambridge Dictionary The dictionary highlighted some of the roughly 6,200 terms that have been added over the last year, including several that originated in pop culture and on social media.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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This year, in keeping with its annual word-adding tradition, the top minds behind the standard-setting Cambridge dictionary have opened the doors to Generation Alpha.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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Michael Jackson's catalog is filled with songs that have stood the test of time and which countless millions of people know every word to.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Black Emperor’s catalog can still be purchased and streamed via Bandcamp.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
17 Aug. 2025
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In his first book, , Brannen chronicled Earth’s five major mass extinctions, charting the deep history of our planet’s greatest catastrophes.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
21 Aug. 2025
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Dobson, who hosted a radio show and authored more than 70 books on Christian living, launched Focus on the Family in 1977.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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Rising inventories are a textbook sign of oversupply, and history shows that sustained builds like this often precede sharper price declines.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The year before, Nacua used textbook route running, versatility and sure hands to take the league by storm by recording 105 receptions for 1,486 yards. 19.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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