readers

plural of reader
as in anthologies
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 readers Especially when the story is working awfully hard to convince readers that Reese is not just a great rebounder, but some sort of basketball clairvoyant. Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Nighttime skincare routines are having a moment on social media, and readers are asking which bedtime habits actually help versus which ones could be doing damage. Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 According to LinkedIn executives, both the company and its subscribers benefit when readers consider their time on the platform a good investment. Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The subtle honeycomb weave adds just the right amount of texture without overwhelming a space, and BHG readers especially gravitated toward the versatile light gray color. Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026 As for readers in our Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana regions, August is the ideal time for securing oxtails. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 When, in 1930, Arthur Conan Doyle died at age 71, readers around the world mourned his passing. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, Providence Journal reporters took readers inside a 20-year-hunt for one of the state’s most wanted fugitives – finally arrested at sea. Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Choose from contemporary yet classic silhouettes in classic readers and sunglasses for men and women. ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • The third chapter of my book on anthologies, The Treasuries, is about literary censorship in the early nineteenth century.
    Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026
  • Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
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  • When other projects like compilations, live recordings and alternate releases are also taken into consideration, Little Miss Twain ties as Twain’s second-lowest-peaking title on the Billboard 200.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The nine compilations drew 641 million viewing minutes, while the full series had 872 million.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

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