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as in serial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
a periodical town newsletter that is supported by local advertisers
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as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
periodical announcements from airline personnel concerning the delay
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as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
periodical visits to the dentist will help keep your teeth healthy
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as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
subscribed to three new periodicals
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Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
The two periodical broods this summer are Brood XIX, which have a 13-year life cycle, and Brood XIII, which have a 17-year life cycle.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
The Birney Collection contains numerous periodicals and other print related to the colonization movement, including the African Repository and The Colonizationist and Journal of Freedom.
—Marcy Dinius, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
Annual cicadas emerge each summer, but their periodical counterparts grow underground much longer.
—Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2024
The two periodical broods this summer are Brood XIX, which have a 13-year life cycle, and Brood XIII, which have a 17-year life cycle.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024
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From 1936 until its shuttering in 1972, LIFE was a cultural force, a weekly periodical focused on photography that allowed the average American unprecedented access to news and culture.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
The Birney Collection contains numerous periodicals and other print related to the colonization movement, including the African Repository and The Colonizationist and Journal of Freedom.
—Marcy Dinius, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2024
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During a prolonged flashback, Agatha is painted as a serial killer in a relationship with Death (Aubrey Plaza), who uses her magic-leeching abilities to kill an extraordinary number of women over the centuries.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Currently in development, the film tells the story of two detectives hunting down a serial killer who took the lives of the women that each of them loved.Jamie Lang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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However, ocular exposure to sulfur mustard can also produce long-term effects, including recurrent inflammation and erosion of the cornea.New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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Pfeifer said a key indicator of the company's growth and future success will be moving its subscription recurrent orders from 5% of the business to north of 60% of the total business.Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
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Extreme weather has become more frequent in Spain, with rising Mediterranean temperatures contributing to harsher autumn storms.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Rising global temperatures are only expected to make such incidents stronger and more frequent, posing a major problem for U.S. energy infrastructure, which wasn't designed to withstand the strain.Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
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The newspaper came to its reporter’s defense with a statement issued Sunday.Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Now, the Daily Mail newspaper reports that King Charles has broken his brother’s financial ties, and instructed royal accountants to cease payments of this allowance.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
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Anxiety about pocketbook issues, however, formed a recurring and persistent theme.David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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The company has bolstered its software and securities business to diversify and bring in more recurring subscription revenue.Ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
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The project, which is designed to include periodic nourishments every five to seven years for 50 years, got off to a rocky start when an original dredge location was delivering more rocks and pebbles than expected and a new borrow location had to be found.Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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In addition to the energy expense of post-combustion technology, the chemical mixture used to capture CO2 picks up impurities and starts to lose effectiveness over time, and its periodic replacement is expensive.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The journal’s expandable design also enables additional pages to be added as the collection grows.Rachel King, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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If no one else has encouraged you to write it down, this is your sign to grab a journal, a postcard, or some polaroid photos and make a note.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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When compared with the group that did not exercise, the weekend warriors were 13% less likely to develop mild dementia, and those in the regular and combined groups were 12% less likely.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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Foster this by offering regular training on unconscious bias and media ethics, as well as establishing ongoing feedback loops that give employees a voice.Kristelle Beecher, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Periodical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periodical. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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