as in output
the complete works of an author a novel that occupies a relatively minor position in the author's oeuvre

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Recent Examples of oeuvre Other notable titles in his oeuvre include the Hotel Transylvania franchise (2012–2022), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and A Minecraft Movie (2025). EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Until now, Jude’s profane political critiques haven’t made it far beyond art houses or the festival circuit, to the extent that even dedicated cinephiles may not know his name, much less his confrontational oeuvre. Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025 The gallery also helped to resurface the careers of artists including Jack Goldstein and H. C. Westermann, whose oeuvres had faded from view following their deaths. News Desk, Artforum, 10 July 2025 The fest highlighted the effect the Italian director and screenwriter’s oeuvre has had on audiences. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for oeuvre
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Noun
  • Both levels are far above EU rules demanding that individual members’ deficits should not exceed 3% of GDP, while their public debt should not surpass 60% of economic output.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Some executives focus on outputs, others on hours worked, but broad metrics like these rarely capture the true drivers of performance such as focus, engagement and time spent on high-value tasks.
    Heidi Farris, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Between 1966 and 1970, Time-Life released its Library of Art special collection, a corpus of twenty-eight volumes, introduced (as per usual) one at a time.
    Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Because public datasets rarely cover machine-shop edge cases, Lee’s group has spent years capturing high-resolution images of cutting tools, gathering sensor streams from 3-D printers and scanning operator manuals into a searchable corpus.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025

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“Oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oeuvre. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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