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  1. In grammar, the words a, an, and the, which precede a noun or its modifier. The is the definite article; a and an are indefinite articles.

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Along with having a private practice, he published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, wrote textbooks and was a professor at Tulane University and Louisiana State University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

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From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Dressed in a layered outfit, Multani’s right wrist glinted with a Kara — an iron bracelet, known as one of five articles of Sikh faith — decorated with Punjabi language script and proudly visible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

This massive dataset contains more than 20 billion words from English-language news articles published in 20 countries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

The critics were jealous, the articles said, and looking for ways to besmirch the respected surgeons involved in Garfield's care.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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