as in compilation
a collection of writings
I picked up a book entitled "An Emerson Reader" because it contained one or two of his essays I hadn't read before
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But perhaps no one type of dessert has been more popular with our readers than shortcut dump cakes.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2025
Now, the content creator's two-part series is setting readers up to get a flush.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The restaurant also was also the reader’s choice winner for the best fast-food fries and was runner-up for best fast-food breakfast.
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Enjoy! Director of new business development-workforce health solutions for Quest Diagnostics in Kansas City, Mo., Matt Parrott loves to hear from readers.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2025
Now, the content creator's two-part series is setting readers up to get a flush.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The restaurant also was also the reader’s choice winner for the best fast-food fries and was runner-up for best fast-food breakfast.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
Enjoy! Director of new business development-workforce health solutions for Quest Diagnostics in Kansas City, Mo., Matt Parrott loves to hear from readers.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2025
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Michael Jackson Returns to the Top 10 Jackson’s The Essential compilation rebounds into the top 10 on the Official Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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To catch up the general populace on what else he’s done over the decades, a new Siffre compilation will be released next month.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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The actress returned to television in 2017 for the first season of Ryan Murphy's anthology series Feud in the role of Olivia de Havilland.—
Karli Bendlin,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This anthology series won people over because of its unique approach to detailing the story of love, of depicting romantic comedy as something slower and deeper, as a journey that is far more personal.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Reader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reader. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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