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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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Data storage unit conversion suggests that the squadron gathered approximately seven encyclopedias of electronic intelligence data per hour in the Indo-Pacific region, an open-source intelligence analyst on X, formerly Twitter, @MeNMyRC1, told Newsweek.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Books, encyclopedias, magazines, even the TV guide.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
When many of us were growing up, the go-to source of information was the set of encyclopedias on the family bookshelf.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The game does, however, feature an encyclopedia and character relationship chart to allow those interested to dig more into the world.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Books, encyclopedias, magazines, even the TV guide.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
When many of us were growing up, the go-to source of information was the set of encyclopedias on the family bookshelf.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The game does, however, feature an encyclopedia and character relationship chart to allow those interested to dig more into the world.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Being the kind of girl who used to read the introductions to dictionaries—and loves etymology enough to subscribe to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)—I had to look it up.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The latest system of this kind supported a dictionary of roughly 1,300 words.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2025
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But much like his lifelong comrade Ringo Starr – also still regularly on the road with his All-Starr Band – McCartney relishes sharing his incomparable catalog with fans.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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But a civilian agency would be charged with turning this data into a publicly accessible catalog of space objects and issuing collision alerts to civil, commercial, and international satellite operators.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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There are plenty of resources and books dedicated to Japanese etiquette, and a basic understanding of politeness and punctuality are integral to Japanese life that should be adhered to throughout your time in Japan.—
Michelle Gross,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Celadon, imprint of Macmillan, preempted what would’ve been a competitive auction for the book rights, with the UK book rights sold at auction to Doubleday, imprint of Penguin Books.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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And that setting of a vision and aligning people towards that vision—especially those who typically march to their own drum beat—is the textbook Harvard Business School definition of effective leadership.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Put it all together, and this year has been a textbook example of how a negative NIIP profile can magnify currency turmoil, Ford warned.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
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“Encyclopedia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyclopedia. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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