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anecdotes

noun

variants also anecdota

plural of anecdote

as in stories

a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally told us once again that anecdote about the dog and the bike

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Recent Examples of anecdotes Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a hodgepodge of financial advice and confusing diagrams held together by anecdotes from Kiyosaki’s childhood. — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026 The sporting anecdotes appear reassuring for Haaland, but Patrick Mahomes provides a strong reason for caution. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The profiles in her new film include childhood photos, home videos, and personal anecdotes about the storytellers as young Disney fans. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Sivan describes the anecdotes in the song as a collage of, and love letter inspired by, several women in his personal life. — Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Advertisement But researchers and political scientists have cast doubt on whether those anecdotes are reflective of a widespread trend. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 What initially seemed like a handful of quirky anecdotes gradually turned into a much broader pattern. — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026 According to Mary Lovely, an economist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), there are other anecdotes like this one. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 And one of the anecdotes that Bird tells in this book is how President Eisenhower kept coming up with very convincing, very ingenious, plausible arguments for not taking on [Senator] Joe McCarthy directly. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

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During their visit, the wife talked incessantly, sharing stories about their family members in great detail.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
Elwood’s conversations with CNN were peppered with alarming stories and punctuated by his broad, disarming laugh.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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In forums on Reddit, women share tales of having perimenopause and menopause symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as mental health disorders, early-onset dementia, or autoimmune issues, resulting in months or years of unnecessary testing.

— Yulin Hswen, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
Vedder’s elliptical tales of adolescent trauma were a perfect fit with music that blended classic-rock tropes (especially McCready’s solos) with punk energy, grunge guitar tones and the groove-heavy vibe of early-Nineties alt-rock.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

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