For many people it is an 'article of faith' [=something that is believed without being questioned or doubted] that the economy will begin to improve soon.
In “I gave a book to the boy” the word “a” is an 'indefinite article' and the word “the” is a definite article.
A lot of people pretend to be cowboys, but he's 'the genuine article'. [=he's a real cowboy]
(..) when we're dying. Though you might want to think about getting a job at some point. He has a job. He's a writer. All it takes is one article. For what? To get paid bucks? To lead to bigger things. You have any projects you're working on? Yes, Mom, thank you. As a matter of fact, I do. - I'm working on an article right now. - What's it about? It's a trend piece, about something called edging. It's when you have sex or masturbate without coming. (..)2013 TvShow: Orange Is the New Black Title: The Chickening Season: 1 Episode 5