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authored

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past tense of author

as in wrote

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

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Recent Examples of authored LaBelle has had countless, timeless chart-toppers, has appeared in film and television and has even authored New York Times bestselling books and built a successful food and lifestyle brand, Patti’s Good Life. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 The bill, authored by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco, has passed the Assembly and is under review in the Senate. — Mckenna Mobley, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Epstein has master’s degrees in environmental science and journalism and co-authored a paper in the journal of Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research while a writer at Sports Illustrated. — Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026 Under the original bill authored by Muratsuchi and sponsored by the school administrators association, teachers would be added to a new database if their school districts have reported them to the state for misconduct. — Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 July 2026 The most detailed discussion was drawn from a 2014 study authored by Verster and three colleagues who had previously received Red Bull funding. — Ashley Okwuosa, STAT, 30 July 2026 Assembly Bill 2331, authored by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove, requires Superior Court judges to grant such requests when the consent of an eligible family member cannot be obtained, provided the application demonstrates good cause. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026 Collins authored the Kansas False Claims Act, which allows the state to recover damages and penalties for fraudulent claims by individuals or corporations. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 The meteorite hit the roof of a house in Hillsborough in Somerset County on July 16, 2024, according to a recent study published in the journal Science Advances authored by multiple NASA scientists. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

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Lawmakers from both parties wrote aggressive budget caps in 2017, when Republicans held half the seats in the Senate.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Harrelson wrote, directed and starred in Lost in London, the first feature film shot in a single continuous take and broadcast live to theaters.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

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