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Safire, William
(Saf·ire, William)
Entry from US Dictionary
Pronunciation:
/ˈsafˌī(ə)r/
(
1929–2009
)
, US journalist and writer. With the
New York Times
from 1973, he was a conservative political commentator and also wrote the paper’s weekly “On Language” column.
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