NPR

American

Or N.P.R.

National Public Radio.

Example Sentences

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Emily: Ashley Lopez and Benjamin Swasey for NPR: Trump signs a new executive order on voting.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

It earlier agreed to release roughly $36 million in federal funds to NPR for the public radio satellite system, resolving a portion of the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But NPR chief executive Katherine Maher celebrated the ruling as a "decisive affirmation of the rights of a free and independent press."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

In the 1940s, many Americans weren’t too fond of the slightly sour taste that’s characteristic of plain yogurt, wrote Allison Aubrey for NPR.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Then Mom turns on NPR and pulls onto Roswell Road.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

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