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authoring

verb

present participle of author

as in writing

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

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Recent Examples of authoring Pan also cited authoring state legislation that repealed a food‑glove regulation as an example that will adjust to bad rules and help small businesses. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Business logic should belong to the company, not the vendor, so a future platform change never requires re-authoring rules from scratch. — Sanchet Pachpute, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Leder is a prominent voice in American Jewish affairs, authoring books and regularly appearing as a guest on national news programs. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 In one instance, Anthropic said its systems blocked a request for Claude’s assistance in authoring a grant application for scientific funding. — Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 Cal had just made the game interesting, with Sagapolutele authoring a brilliant five-play, 87-yard touchdown drive to pull the home team to within four with 13 seconds to play. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026 His legislative record includes co-authoring a statewide rent stabilization law, the strongest renter protection bill in decades. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 But the Astros also have Yordan Alvarez, a slugger authoring a season unlike any in their 65-year existence. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Snoop Dogg is a skilled cook, co-hosting with Martha Stewart and authoring a bestselling cookbook. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026

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Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Raichlen’s career, in a way, is similar in that he’s never been stuck in the lane of writing about barbecuing only brisket and pork.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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The studio is developing the romantic drama feature Vineyard Haven, with All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll penning the script and serving as executive producer, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
With Tarantino penning the script, Fincher had to make some sacrifices and cut 60 pages.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

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