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a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
The columnist is known to take provocative positions that often shape the opinions of her readers. a gossip columnist
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Noah Feldman is a Harvard law professor and Bloomberg opinion columnist.
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Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Rain showers are possible this morning, mainly before 7 a.m.
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From columnist Joe Gerth: The Republican Party doesn't want to be called racist, yet some members aren't doing a good job at staying away from hateful rhetoric, Gerth writes.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
Since the late 1990s, Ken Silverstein has covered energy, beginning with the rise and fall of Enron — first as a magazine writer before becoming a columnist
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—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Ben Shapiro Show Hosted by Ben Shapiro, the American conservative political commentator, columnist and media personality, The Ben Shapiro Show is another podcast that young Trump voters are tuning into.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Rain showers are possible this morning, mainly before 7 a.m.
Here are the top stories:
From columnist Joe Gerth: The Republican Party doesn't want to be called racist, yet some members aren't doing a good job at staying away from hateful rhetoric, Gerth writes.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
Since the late 1990s, Ken Silverstein has covered energy, beginning with the rise and fall of Enron — first as a magazine writer before becoming a columnist
...
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Ben Shapiro Show Hosted by Ben Shapiro, the American conservative political commentator, columnist and media personality, The Ben Shapiro Show is another podcast that young Trump voters are tuning into.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Boomer created the original series and returns as writer and executive producer.Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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Also back are Malcolm In the Middle creator Linwood Boomer, who will be a writer on the new episodes, and producing director Ken Kwapis, who will direct all four.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Biden reassured the public that while the situation is being investigated, no malicious intent has been identified.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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More Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Ideas By Joshua Coleman and Will Johnson December 13, 2024 7:00 AM EST Coleman is a psychologist, senior fellow at the Council on Contemporary Families, and the author of the book Rules of Estrangement: Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict.Joshua Coleman and Will Johnson, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the user must search for SIBO, select the topic summary, and at least skim it to find that the authors recommend Rifaximin as the first-line therapy.Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Bashar Assad's fall after a lightning rebel offensive has allowed journalists for the first time to start searching in Syria for evidence of the captagon empire.Timour Azhari, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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That year, the founders did a shoot with legendary model and journalist Benedetta Barzini, who remains a friend of the brand and features also in the images promoting the new collection.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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What is the likelihood Jacob McNeal will win the Nobel Prize this year … GPT: As of my last knowledge update, Jacob McNeal, an American novelist and playwright, had not yet been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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By that point, Patrick White, arguably Australia’s greatest novelist, had spent much of his life in England.Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columnist. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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