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• plural of author.
• present tense form of author (3rd person singular).

authors

American  

[aw-therz] / ˈɔ θərz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a card game for two or more persons that is played with a 52-card pack, the object being to take the largest number of tricks consisting of four cards of the same denomination.

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Etymology

Origin of authors

1865–70, plural of author

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Example Sentences

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authors

Meanwhile, potassium intake remains "far below optimal levels in both developed and developing nations," according to the authors.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

The ratio works, according to the study’s authors, because gold and platinum react to different factors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Last year, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5bn to settle a class action legal case filed by authors who said the company stole their work to train its AI models.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The film producer was intent on attacking Ashley Judd, the actress, activist and humanitarian who is one of the authors of this piece, saying she had “mental issues.”

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Books, on the other hand, provided a dialog between me and the authors who had written them.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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