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 Choose from contemporary yet classic silhouettes in classic readers and sunglasses for men and women. ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 Once again, this column, and Screencaps readers were one step ahead of the news cycle. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Several of the most iconic moments from the source material, which readers have been waiting to see come to life since the show was announced, are contained within Season 4. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 As many readers have pointed out, why would Daemon not take Tessarion as well? Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Careful readers might have noticed a reference to the First Battle of Tumbleton earlier. James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Increasingly, Floridians are living their lives in a state of surveillance, tracked by license-plate readers, cell-phone data and cameras owned by private businesses who readily surrender footage when a law-enforcement agency requests it. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 Launched in June 2020, Sportico has become the premier destination for professionals and informed readers seeking authoritative news and analysis on the $500 billion global sports industry. Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026 There will also be psychic readers, healers, holistic trainers and more. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • 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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  • The nine compilations drew 641 million viewing minutes, while the full series had 872 million.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
  • None of those releases have managed to spend more than a single week on the roster, and most are compilations.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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