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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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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.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Books, encyclopedias, magazines, even the TV guide.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
When many of us were growing up, the go-to source of information was the set of encyclopedias on the family bookshelf.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The game does, however, feature an encyclopedia and character relationship chart to allow those interested to dig more into the world.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Books, encyclopedias, magazines, even the TV guide.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
When many of us were growing up, the go-to source of information was the set of encyclopedias on the family bookshelf.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The game does, however, feature an encyclopedia and character relationship chart to allow those interested to dig more into the world.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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The bill would have also banned the use of aids such translation dictionaries, electronic devices or interpreters during the exams.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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An entry for the term was recently added to Among the New Words, a dictionary that is part of a quarterly installment of the journal American Speech.—
Nicole Stock,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Kelly Clarkson has sold a stake in her catalog to HarborView equity partners, the company announced on Thursday, the latest high profile deal in the music acquisition world.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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Through a catalog of more than 120 songs, Joel, 76, has made expressing himself through music his forte.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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Local students can be seen tucking into a book or studying at no-fuss black, metal tables.—
Molly Gregory,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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Dumas’ role in the gun-trafficking portion of the conspiracy, before he was kicked out of the Army, was to falsify entries in the property book accounting system to keep anyone from noticing the disappearing items.—
Seth Harp,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
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The couple at the center of Oh, Hi! are a textbook example of this Paleolithic period of romance: Iris (Molly Gordon) and Isaac (Logan Lerman) are four months into what seems like a giddy love connection.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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The rest of the outfit was textbook Jennifer Lawrence for summer, staying brand-loyal as per.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
18 July 2025
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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