as in memoirs
a history of a person's life
an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches
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This seems to be the year of memoirs, novels, and biographies.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
That is, that while the things built from matter, from mountains to monkeys, have ancestries and biographies — in the sense they are born, develop, and decay — atoms themselves don’t suffer such inconveniences.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 18 Dec. 2024
Brief biographies of all the scholars can be found here.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The company has taken down photos, names and biographies for its top executives from its websites, a spokesperson said.
—Devna Bose and John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
A number of firms have scrubbed their websites of top executives’ biographies and photographs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
UnitedHealth Group, parent company of UnitedHealthcare, removed top executives’ biographies and photographs from its site after the shooting.
—Bailey Schulz, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
A number of companies have scrubbed their websites of top executives’ biographies and photographs.
—Bailey Schulz, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
As long as a book does not include lies and inaccuracies, fresh and original biographies can often result without a subject’s participation.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
That is, that while the things built from matter, from mountains to monkeys, have ancestries and biographies — in the sense they are born, develop, and decay — atoms themselves don’t suffer such inconveniences.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 18 Dec. 2024
Brief biographies of all the scholars can be found here.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The company has taken down photos, names and biographies for its top executives from its websites, a spokesperson said.
—Devna Bose and John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
A number of firms have scrubbed their websites of top executives’ biographies and photographs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
UnitedHealth Group, parent company of UnitedHealthcare, removed top executives’ biographies and photographs from its site after the shooting.
—Bailey Schulz, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
A number of companies have scrubbed their websites of top executives’ biographies and photographs.
—Bailey Schulz, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
As long as a book does not include lies and inaccuracies, fresh and original biographies can often result without a subject’s participation.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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