author
noun
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
had authored
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past perfectof author.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In 1983, a Times story revealed that he had authored campaign memos for a City Council candidate while writing puff pieces about the candidate for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
It comes after the board of trustee’s launched a review in December following allegations of misconduct around papers he had authored or co-authored.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
Ms Kerr, who worked for the Daily Mirror's royal team from 1996 and 2007, told the High Court that Mr Morgan would add snippets of information into stories she had authored.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
Schenck said one of the Wrights then told him that Alito had authored the Hobby Lobby opinion and that it would favor the company, the newspaper reported.
From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2022
By the time I retired in 1986, after thirty-three years at Langley, I had authored or coauthored twenty-six research reports and tutored countless students.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
