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Doubleday

American

[duhb-uhl-dey] / ˈdʌb əlˌdeɪ /

noun

Abner, 1819–93, U.S. army officer; sometimes credited with inventing the modern game of baseball.

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Mr. Howard has come to biography writing after a distinguished career in publishing at Doubleday Books, and he discourses with knowledge and zeal about Cowley’s second act as a revivalist and gatekeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

By Margaret Atwood Doubleday: 624 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

North of the border, that’s not the only reason the Doubleday story doesn’t add up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

At social media marketing agency We Are Social, some employees have even worn hot pants to work, according to managing director, Lucy Doubleday.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

Reynolds sent messages to other commanders: Doubleday, Sicldes.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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