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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This was a bet that Geoff Clark and I both liked and shared with all readers.
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20 June 2026
Critics of TikTok’s most popular novels cast them as poorly written and appealing to readers with less discerning tastes.
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But several readers wanted to know if any candidates want to try again.
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Many of our readers may remember that old promise that by 1973, our dear tollways would become freeways.
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David Troy,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Critics of TikTok’s most popular novels cast them as poorly written and appealing to readers with less discerning tastes.
—
Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
But several readers wanted to know if any candidates want to try again.
—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Many of our readers may remember that old promise that by 1973, our dear tollways would become freeways.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Jackass 5 is a compilation of footage that never made it to the final cuts of previous installments because they previously weren't allowed to be shown.
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The soccer organization often drops compilation albums associated with each iteration of the global competition, and typically, Shakira is involved.
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After appearing in numerous TV anthology drama series in the 1950s, Smithers segued to regular series work in the ’60s, most notably a nine-month run as the character David Schuster in the nighttime soap Peyton Place in 1965-66.
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The limited or anthology series field slipped to 31 from 33.
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