sf
science fiction.
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science fiction.
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sinking fund.
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British sf particularly favored political and sociological themes, often reacting to contemporary events or social conditions, then extrapolating what might happen “if this goes on.”
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2021
Alice Sheldon, one of Washington’s two supremely influential sf writers.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2018
Campbell largely formulated the Three Laws of Robotics, which energize many of Asimov’s early stories, and even helped fashion what became the Foundation Trilogy, long judged the best sf series of all time.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2018
Still, the phrase most often used to describe early sf — the preferred abbreviation for this beloved literary genre — is “scientific romance.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2017
Some writers do make it big, but they're *rounding errors* as compared to the total population of sf writers earning some of their living at the trade.
From Ebooks: Neither E, Nor Books by Cory Doctorow
After the March election, the Social Democrats' main right-wing rival, the Liberal party Venstre, also had their worst results for over a century, with just 10.1%, falling behind the Green Left SF.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
This past Friday, I opened my SF dashboard on my phone and left the house in time for the next bus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
In this system, an electron changes its spin during absorption or emission of near-infrared light, allowing it to capture the triplet energy generated by SF.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
“This week’s verdicts aren’t legally binding on future judges and juries, but the SF case vs Meta this summer is key,” wrote Gallant.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
Olly: you mean you don’t go to SF Valley High? where do you go?
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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