as in compilation
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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Wring every second out of summer at these 100+ Twin Cities spots
Here are the top patio picks from readers for 2025:
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
In the interim, news-hungry readers can also sign up for The Hill’s weekend Tipsheet.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Here is when the alert reader, weighing the left and right sides of the elephantine volume in his lap, notices there are still 850 pages to go.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Hendrix, for one, is childless by choice, which offers readers alternatives for what happiness can look like.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
In the interim, news-hungry readers can also sign up for The Hill’s weekend Tipsheet.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Here is when the alert reader, weighing the left and right sides of the elephantine volume in his lap, notices there are still 850 pages to go.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Hendrix, for one, is childless by choice, which offers readers alternatives for what happiness can look like.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 May 2025
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This is typically because the millions of people who continue to listen to the group focus on either classic full-lengths or compilations built around some of the band’s most famous tunes.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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This compilation of sleeper sofas are pieces that our testers personally sat and slept on for an initial four-week period, giving feedback at six-month and one-year markers, and scoring them for comfort, overall value, durability, quality, and ease of use.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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The anthology series is based on real-life cases of women who make the extreme decision to kill, and each episode details the reasons that led up to that.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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Peacock has yet to find its footing as an Emmy player, and Rian Johnson’s anthology series seems to be suffering for it.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
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“Reader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reader. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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