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as in to pen
to compose and set down on paper the words of
a staunch supporter of the old school, he prefers to write all of his letters by hand
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as in to communicate
to engage in an exchange of written messages
promise you'll write while you're away
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Recent Examples of write
Note how Ahmad writes this as something imagined, not something that happened.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
The play, written by Jocelyn Bioh, comes to Broadway after making its world premiere Off-Broadway in November 2017.
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
In November 2014—just a few months after becoming a dad with Vale’s birth—Feldman wrote a letter to his daughter that was shared on Today.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Newsom doesn’t collect any real revenue from his podcast, but did report collecting more than $100,000 in publication fee and royalties last year for books he’s written.
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Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
The play, written by Jocelyn Bioh, comes to Broadway after making its world premiere Off-Broadway in November 2017.
—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
In November 2014—just a few months after becoming a dad with Vale’s birth—Feldman wrote a letter to his daughter that was shared on Today.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
Newsom doesn’t collect any real revenue from his podcast, but did report collecting more than $100,000 in publication fee and royalties last year for books he’s written.
—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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On May 29, Alba penned a heartwarming tribute to Honor to celebrate her high school graduation.
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So much so that the Missouri senator penned a letter to Manfred over religious discrimination, and the DOJ has since launched an investigation.
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Rob Manfred blames the Giants for not properly communicating.
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Streamline your schedule, communicate your limits and complete the most important task before adding three more to the list.
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Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry authored the proposal in Assembly Bill 65.
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Assembly Bill 1729, authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-San Jose, would require state departments to establish telework policies that articulate to employees why they are needed for in-person work.
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The most popular team kits this year are for Mexico, Argentina, Spain, France and USA, while corresponding player jerseys from Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal are also selling quickly, thanks to their performances on the pitch (and overall star quality to boot).
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The cameras, not so much hunting as scavenging, fed the numbers and their corresponding locations into a national database owned by a company that sells the information.
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Music for this episode was composed by Ramtin Arablouie, and his band, Drop Electric, which includes Navid Marvi, Sho Fujiwara, and Anya Mizani.
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The mosaic is composed of nine photographs, each covering an area of the sky larger than the Moon.
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His appearance at Saturday’s match was well chronicled by attendees at the match, including Francis Suarez, the former Miami mayor, who posted a photo with Rubio during the game in what appeared to be a stadium suite.
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Any updates surrounding the cleanup will also be posted on the OC Health Care Agency website.
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“Write.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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