as in anthologies
a collection of writings
I picked up a book entitled "An Emerson Reader" because it contained one or two of his essays I hadn't read before
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Recent Examples of readers
The Baltimore Sun’s readers have voted on what’s the best in the region, from acupuncturist and garden center to wedding venue and bike shop.
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Jane Godiner,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
For example, Podnews, arguably the dominant daily communications tool in podcasting, has an active newsletter subscriber circulation of 33,639 readers worldwide.
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Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
As anticipation continues to build ahead of the film's release, Reinhart hopes both longtime readers and newcomers embrace the story.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
German news magazine Der Spiegel asks its readers.
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Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Some readers suggested that Clark should never return, instead taking her ball and going overseas.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Clare joins me now to share why readers are spending real time and money to live inside their favorite fictional stories.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
As poetry, some readers may prefer Mendelsohn’s version, but for a movie made now Wilson’s seems the natural choice.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
There’s a reason Hilton Head gets voted as our readers’ favorite beach town year after year.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Jane Godiner,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2026
For example, Podnews, arguably the dominant daily communications tool in podcasting, has an active newsletter subscriber circulation of 33,639 readers worldwide.
—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
As anticipation continues to build ahead of the film's release, Reinhart hopes both longtime readers and newcomers embrace the story.
—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
German news magazine Der Spiegel asks its readers.
—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Some readers suggested that Clark should never return, instead taking her ball and going overseas.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Clare joins me now to share why readers are spending real time and money to live inside their favorite fictional stories.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
As poetry, some readers may prefer Mendelsohn’s version, but for a movie made now Wilson’s seems the natural choice.
—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
There’s a reason Hilton Head gets voted as our readers’ favorite beach town year after year.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readers
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The third chapter of my book on anthologies, The Treasuries, is about literary censorship in the early nineteenth century.
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Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good.
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This team will go down as one of the most beloved compilations of talent in the city’s history.
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The two wealth compilations in these pages—Taiwan’s 50 Richest and Japan’s 50 Richest—are teeming with entrepreneurs who grabbed the AI opportunity and are riding high on that wave.
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