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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Sierra Canyon 2, Burroughs 0: Jael Long and Kaylee Ton combined for the shutout.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Sadie Burroughs and Sasha Pham each hit home runs.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
“They’re trying to find things that are high-value commodities that are easy for them to sell,” Burroughs said, pointing to egg and baby-formula burglaries during shortages in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
Smith was rubbing shoulders with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and the poet William Burroughs.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
I can remember as a child reading with breathless fascination the Mars novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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