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As Timothée Chalamet (note the accent!) ping-pongs from one awards season event to another for "Marty Supreme," we're revising our guidance.
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
As Timothée Chalamet (note the accent!) ping-pongs from one awards season event to another for "Marty Supreme," we're revising our guidance.
The term red carpet applies to the ceremonial arrival area, often outside the event location, where guests arriving at award shows strut their finery, greet fans and give media interviews. That's regardless of whether the carpet is literally red or not.
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The term red carpet applies to the ceremonial arrival area, often outside the event location, where guests arriving at award shows strut their finery, greet fans and give media interviews. That's regardless of whether the carpet is literally red or not.
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Many AP style fans tell us you still love having a hard copy on your desk. You know Stylebook Online is searchable and updated throughout the year, but you want to use a physical book. We're here for you.
January 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Many AP style fans tell us you still love having a hard copy on your desk. You know Stylebook Online is searchable and updated throughout the year, but you want to use a physical book. We're here for you.
Many AP style fans tell us you still love having a hard copy on your desk. You know Stylebook Online is searchable and updated throughout the year, but you want to use a physical book. We're here for you.
January 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Many AP style fans tell us you still love having a hard copy on your desk. You know Stylebook Online is searchable and updated throughout the year, but you want to use a physical book. We're here for you.
Many AP style fans tell us you still love having a hard copy on your desk. You know Stylebook Online is searchable and updated throughout the year, but you want to use a physical book. We're here for you.
January 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Many AP style fans tell us you still love having a hard copy on your desk. You know Stylebook Online is searchable and updated throughout the year, but you want to use a physical book. We're here for you.
Many AP style fans tell us you still love having a hard copy on your desk. You know Stylebook Online is searchable and updated throughout the year, but you want to use a physical book. We're here for you.
January 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Many AP style fans tell us you still love having a hard copy on your desk. You know Stylebook Online is searchable and updated throughout the year, but you want to use a physical book. We're here for you.
The Stylebook's Western Hemisphere entry defines North America as Canada, Mexico, the United States and the Danish territory of Greenland. It also notes that when the term “North America” is used in more than its continental sense, it also may include the islands of the Caribbean.
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The Stylebook's Western Hemisphere entry defines North America as Canada, Mexico, the United States and the Danish territory of Greenland. It also notes that when the term “North America” is used in more than its continental sense, it also may include the islands of the Caribbean.
The Stylebook's entry on historical periods and events advises capitalizing the names of widely recognized epochs in anthropology, archaeology, geology and history: the Bronze Age, the Dark Ages, the Middle Ages, the Pliocene Epoch.
January 19, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The Stylebook's entry on historical periods and events advises capitalizing the names of widely recognized epochs in anthropology, archaeology, geology and history: the Bronze Age, the Dark Ages, the Middle Ages, the Pliocene Epoch.
AP style generally uses figures for 10 or above, but at the start of a sentence, we spell out a number.
For example, the lead of this story spells out 15 because it's the first word of the sentence.
For example, the lead of this story spells out 15 because it's the first word of the sentence.
Broadway director Alex Timbers achieves a rare feat with 4 shows running simultaneously
Alex Timbers has achieved a remarkable feat with four shows running simultaneously on Broadway. His latest, “All Out: Comedy About Ambition,” joins hits like “Beetlejuice,” “Just in Time” and “Moulin…
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January 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
AP style generally uses figures for 10 or above, but at the start of a sentence, we spell out a number.
For example, the lead of this story spells out 15 because it's the first word of the sentence.
For example, the lead of this story spells out 15 because it's the first word of the sentence.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Uncertainty doesn't go far enough to describe the current digital landscape. Revenue models have had a series of disruptions, algorithmic updates and AI features have destabilized search strategies, and social continues to be an enigma.
Either the Olympics or the Olympic Games is correct. Always capitalized. There are Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics, or Summer Games and Winter Games.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Either the Olympics or the Olympic Games is correct. Always capitalized. There are Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics, or Summer Games and Winter Games.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the federal holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was born Jan. 15, 1929. The holiday is on the third Monday in January.
AP style abbreviates Jr. and Sr. and does not precede them by a comma. Martin Luther King Jr. does not take a comma before Jr.
AP style abbreviates Jr. and Sr. and does not precede them by a comma. Martin Luther King Jr. does not take a comma before Jr.
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the federal holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was born Jan. 15, 1929. The holiday is on the third Monday in January.
AP style abbreviates Jr. and Sr. and does not precede them by a comma. Martin Luther King Jr. does not take a comma before Jr.
AP style abbreviates Jr. and Sr. and does not precede them by a comma. Martin Luther King Jr. does not take a comma before Jr.
A government is an established system of political administration: the U.S. government.
A regime is a form of political system, generally an oppressive or undemocratic one: an authoritarian regime, a communist regime.
A regime is a form of political system, generally an oppressive or undemocratic one: an authoritarian regime, a communist regime.
January 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A government is an established system of political administration: the U.S. government.
A regime is a form of political system, generally an oppressive or undemocratic one: an authoritarian regime, a communist regime.
A regime is a form of political system, generally an oppressive or undemocratic one: an authoritarian regime, a communist regime.
Once you use AP Stylebook Online, you'll wonder why you waited so long.
It's searchable and customizable, making it easier to use than flipping through pages marked with notes in the margins. We update it throughout the year as our editors add or change AP style guidance.
It's searchable and customizable, making it easier to use than flipping through pages marked with notes in the margins. We update it throughout the year as our editors add or change AP style guidance.
January 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Once you use AP Stylebook Online, you'll wonder why you waited so long.
It's searchable and customizable, making it easier to use than flipping through pages marked with notes in the margins. We update it throughout the year as our editors add or change AP style guidance.
It's searchable and customizable, making it easier to use than flipping through pages marked with notes in the margins. We update it throughout the year as our editors add or change AP style guidance.
Earthquake magnitudes are measures of earthquake size calculated from ground motion recorded by seismometers. The Richter scale, named for Charles F. Richter, is no longer widely used.
Magnitudes are usually reported simply as magnitude 6.7 (or 6.7 magnitude), for example.
Magnitudes are usually reported simply as magnitude 6.7 (or 6.7 magnitude), for example.
Earthquake with 6.5 magnitude rattles southern and central Mexico killing 2
A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Earthquake magnitudes are measures of earthquake size calculated from ground motion recorded by seismometers. The Richter scale, named for Charles F. Richter, is no longer widely used.
Magnitudes are usually reported simply as magnitude 6.7 (or 6.7 magnitude), for example.
Magnitudes are usually reported simply as magnitude 6.7 (or 6.7 magnitude), for example.
Located in Atlanta, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. On first reference, use Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Precede with national, federal or U.S. if needed for clarity.
Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know
Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that after a slow start to flu season in early December,…
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January 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Located in Atlanta, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. On first reference, use Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Precede with national, federal or U.S. if needed for clarity.
South America includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and in a purely continental sense, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname. The latter three, however, regard themselves as part of the Caribbean.
January 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
South America includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and in a purely continental sense, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname. The latter three, however, regard themselves as part of the Caribbean.
Many of our users have deep affection for their first AP Stylebook. They reminisce about learning AP style as part of becoming a professional.
January 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Many of our users have deep affection for their first AP Stylebook. They reminisce about learning AP style as part of becoming a professional.
The term electric vehicles describes vehicles that are powered by a battery linked to an electric motor.
Other vehicles can run on electricity but also have internal combustion engines.
Other vehicles can run on electricity but also have internal combustion engines.
January 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The term electric vehicles describes vehicles that are powered by a battery linked to an electric motor.
Other vehicles can run on electricity but also have internal combustion engines.
Other vehicles can run on electricity but also have internal combustion engines.
The Stylebook's drugs entry advises that the slang term coke should appear only in quotations about cocaine. Crack is a refined cocaine in crystalline rock form; mention it separately from cocaine only if pertinent.
How cocaine and corruption led to the indictment of Maduro
A newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictment accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of running a “corrupt, illegitimate government” fueled by a drug-trafficking operation that…
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January 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
The Stylebook's drugs entry advises that the slang term coke should appear only in quotations about cocaine. Crack is a refined cocaine in crystalline rock form; mention it separately from cocaine only if pertinent.
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Takeover is one word as both a noun and an adjective. When used as a verb, take over is two words.
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After Maduro, who's next? Trump spurs speculation about his plans for Greenland, Cuba and Colombia
A day after the ouster of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is renewing his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland and is threatening Colombia with…
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January 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Takeover is one word as both a noun and an adjective. When used as a verb, take over is two words.
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If you're returning a holiday gift that wasn't quite right for you, how about you put that refund toward an AP Stylebook Online subscription?
It's always the right size, and you can even use AP style to guide the thank you note you send to your grandma.
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It's always the right size, and you can even use AP style to guide the thank you note you send to your grandma.
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Use figures and hyphens for ratios, such as the ratio was 2-to-1, a ratio of 2-to-1, a 2-1 ratio, 1 in 4 voters. As illustrated, the word "to" should be omitted when the numbers precede the word ratio.
This holiday season isn't very merry for consumers, an AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds this holiday season isn’t quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares of them are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is…
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January 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Use figures and hyphens for ratios, such as the ratio was 2-to-1, a ratio of 2-to-1, a 2-1 ratio, 1 in 4 voters. As illustrated, the word "to" should be omitted when the numbers precede the word ratio.
AP style now uses accent marks or other diacritical marks with names of people who request them or are widely known to use them, such as Timothée Chalamet or Beyoncé,
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Movie Review: An electric Timothée Chalamet is the consummate striver in propulsive ‘Marty Supreme’
A pitch-perfect Timothée Chalamet finds his greatest role to date in “Marty Supreme,” a breakneck ride from director Josh Safdie. Marty's a brash dreamer.
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AP style now uses accent marks or other diacritical marks with names of people who request them or are widely known to use them, such as Timothée Chalamet or Beyoncé,
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