Thurber
Americannoun
noun
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Among their circle were Margaret Anderson, James Thurber and Ernest Hemingway, who had his own favorite chair in Flanner’s apartment, built low-slung for nursing mothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 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
In 1955, James Thurber, whose peerless wit made him one of the most important American writers of the 20th century, recounted the following exchange:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
But Ross, it seems, was unmoved by sarcasm, and in the end Thurber simply had to resign himself to Ross’s way of thinking.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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