Burroughs
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Edgar Rice, 1875–1950, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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John, 1837–1921, U.S. naturalist and essayist.
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William Seward, 1855–98, U.S. inventor of the adding machine.
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his grandson William S(eward), 1914–1997, U.S. novelist.
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Edgar Rice . 1875–1950, US novelist, author of the Tarzan stories
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William S ( eward ). 1914–97, US novelist, noted for his experimental works exploring themes of drug addiction, violence, and homosexuality. His novels include Junkie (1953), The Naked Lunch (1959), and Interzone (1989)
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TIA launched a hotline this month for member companies to reach out about cargo and strategic theft; it received more than 40 reports in the first few days, Burroughs said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
Burroughs even installed a subwoofer speaker beneath the sofa to give the garage the feel of a movie theater during family movie nights.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Chatsworth 62, Burroughs 32: Aaron Krueger had 24 points for Chatsworth.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
His specialty was portraits, many of them of well-known figures from the overlapping artistic-intellectual circles of which he was a part: William Burroughs, Fran Lebowitz and Susan Sontag, to name a few.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
I got that impression from reading William Burroughs.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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