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authoring

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present participle of author

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to compose and set down on paper the words of authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson

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Recent Examples of authoring In an interview Saturday, Allen pointed to his experience authoring Proposition 4, a $10 billion bond aimed at helping the state prepare for wildfire, floods and other climate emergencies. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Instead of humans authoring everything and tools assisting at the margins, intent becomes the primary human output. — Vaibhav Gujral, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Doe testified at the preliminary hearing about authoring the two letters that changed the course of the case. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 July 2026 But the Astros also have Yordan Alvarez, a slugger authoring a season unlike any in their 65-year existence. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Snoop Dogg is a skilled cook, co-hosting with Martha Stewart and authoring a bestselling cookbook. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026 He is considered to be one of the most prolific scholars in robotics, writing more than 2,000 research papers and authoring several books on the field. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2026 After authoring two of the decisions handed down yesterday, Chief Justice John Roberts may have at least one more up his sleeve. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Davis almost single-handedly forced the perennially high mortality rate in Sheriff’s Office jails onto the front burner of the public agenda, authoring a series of exposés first in the pages of CityBeat and later in the Union-Tribune. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026

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Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

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Former first-round NBA draft pick Enes Kanter Freedom has made good on his promise to declare for next year's WNBA Draft, officially penning a letter to the league on Monday.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Anthony also was a novelist, penning the books Keeping Secrets, Telling Lies, Deadly Stuff Players, One Last Deadly Play and Last Call for a Deadly Diva.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

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