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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Recent Examples of reader But perhaps no one type of dessert has been more popular with our readers than shortcut dump cakes. 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 See All Example Sentences for reader
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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
  • 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
  • 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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