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Thurber

[ thur-ber ]

noun

  1. James (Gro·ver) [groh, -ver], 1894–1961, U.S. writer, caricaturist, and illustrator.


Thurber

/ ˈθɜːbə /

noun

  1. ThurberJames (Grover)18941961MUSWRITING: humorous writerARTS AND CRAFTS: illustrator James ( Grover ). 1894–1961, US humorist and illustrator. He contributed drawings and stories to the New Yorker and his books include Is Sex Necessary? (1929), written with E. B. White
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"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.

The writers’ strike, now in its third month, has done for the thousands of members of the Writers Guild of America what Mrs. Thurber had demanded of her husband — forced them to stop writing.

His Japanese translation of “The Last Flower,” a 1939 parable of war and peace by American humorist and former New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber, will be released later this month from Poplar Sha.

His mother’s subscription to the New Yorker introduced him to the intentionally pared-down cartooning styles of James Thurber and Saul Steinberg.

James Thurber, an author, historian, and professor who founded American University’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, said Biden faces a similar challenge to past presidents trying to persuade a skeptical electorate.

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