Thurber
Americannoun
noun
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He is author of the essay book "I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me," published in 2022, and his 2015 bestseller “Little Victories” was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Thurber noted that Obama and Biden required their appointees to comply with an ethics pledge to avoid conflicts of interest.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025
"Members of coral microbial communities have unique biological features that make them more adaptable and responsive to environmental change -- short generation cycles, large population sizes and diverse metabolic potential," Vega Thurber said.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023
“I never quite know when I’m not writing. Sometimes my wife comes up to me at a party and says, ‘Dammit, Thurber, stop writing.’
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023
Thurber, by self-appointed virtuous contrast, saw commas as so many upturned office chairs unhelpfully hurled down the wide-open corridor of readability.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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