ghostwriters

noun

plural of ghostwriter
as in scribblers

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  1. writers
  2. hacks
Noun
  • The Georgia film office has just 12 productions on its website, compared to 14 during the nadir of the 2023 writers and actors strike.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • But these two figures, created by one of our most keenly observant writers, deserve to be interpreted anew.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
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  • What makes Mythos special is its ability to autonomously work to chain vulnerabilities together into working exploits and use those exploits to carry out hacks.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Everyone will be harmed if political hacks start using the powers OMB wants to give them—Lysenkoism is an example from history that makes that clear.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of hacks
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