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Judge Biery, who was appointed to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton in 1994, is known for his wit and writerly flair.
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A.o. Scott, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
While Block is in the fourth grade, after his family moves from Indiana to Texas, his mother withdraws him from school, convinced that a traditional academic environment will stifle his budding writerly gifts.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Twenty-eight-year-old Caroline Lash blasts into town with writerly ambitions and falls in with a bohemian kayaker and his hometown crew, including an ex-girlfriend who’s pregnant with his baby.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
To my writerly cheer, there was even a young editor from Sydney.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
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A.o. Scott, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
While Block is in the fourth grade, after his family moves from Indiana to Texas, his mother withdraws him from school, convinced that a traditional academic environment will stifle his budding writerly gifts.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Twenty-eight-year-old Caroline Lash blasts into town with writerly ambitions and falls in with a bohemian kayaker and his hometown crew, including an ex-girlfriend who’s pregnant with his baby.
—Hamilton Cain, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
To my writerly cheer, there was even a young editor from Sydney.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Writerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writerly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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