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a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject
The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf. an encyclopedia of literature
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In the complaint, which Reuters reported on Monday, Britannica claimed that OpenAI unlawfully copied nearly 100,000 of its online articles and encyclopedia and dictionary entries to teach its GPT family of models.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Her career is practically an encyclopedia of the folk revolution from Woody Guthrie through Cohen, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Anna McGarrigle.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Initially, Wikipedia editors uncovered evidence that the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that oversees the online encyclopedia, seemed to be fending off a vandalism attempt.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
According to the Italian encyclopedia Treccani, a trattoria is generally more modest than a ristorante and is always autonomous—in other words, it's not connected to a hotel, train station, or ship.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Her career is practically an encyclopedia of the folk revolution from Woody Guthrie through Cohen, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Anna McGarrigle.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Initially, Wikipedia editors uncovered evidence that the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that oversees the online encyclopedia, seemed to be fending off a vandalism attempt.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
According to the Italian encyclopedia Treccani, a trattoria is generally more modest than a ristorante and is always autonomous—in other words, it's not connected to a hotel, train station, or ship.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
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The club supplies 1,000 dictionaries each year for third graders at 10 Darien schools, as well as supports leadership training for high school students, NAMI DuPage, Humanitarian Service Project food for senior citizens in Darien, recycling events and environmental grants.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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According to the dictionary, this word means a record of ownership.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Gavin Rossdale sings the Zach Bryan catalog.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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No songwriter has piled as much geography into their catalog as Finn.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The list of notables the Showcase has presented over the years could fill a book — though the club’s North Star was always Segal’s beloved bebop.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Buy a copy of the Orlando Sentinel’s 150th anniversary book with 150 front pages from our 150 years.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Balcony is textbook Manet—grand in ambition, ingeniously composed, visually charismatic, and socially unfathomable.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Moments after Sennecke ripped a wrist shot for the tiebreaking goal and the precocious rookie’s first playoff point, Carlsson clinically finished a textbook 2-on-1 rush with Troy Terry.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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