as in serialized
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" first appeared as a serial novel from 1851 to 1852
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as in periodical
a publication that appears at regular intervals
the university library has a vast collection of serials
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Recent Examples of serial
Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
His incarceration doesn’t last long, though, because a taunting serial killer spurs a prison break.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2024
In response, Netflix and others switched gears to present safer fare, including true crime serials and rom-coms.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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Amir Husain is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, technologist, and author based in Austin, Texas.
—Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
His incarceration doesn’t last long, though, because a taunting serial killer spurs a prison break.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Hardy’s Ryan’s Hope era became something of a cautionary tale for the daytime drama industry, as networks and producers would tread carefully ever after about making major shifts away from a serial’s founding focus.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2024
In response, Netflix and others switched gears to present safer fare, including true crime serials and rom-coms.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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Daily newspapers ran no images, and the technology to reproduce photographs in books or periodicals was still 40 years away.Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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Editing Humanity by Kevin Davies Amazon | Bookshop This book, which is by the executive editor of the scientific periodical The CRISPR Journal, is about CRISPR’s impact on the human body.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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Benedict’s mother, Sue, told the U.K. newspaper The Independent shortly after his death that Benedict had informed her he was bullied because of his gender identity.Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Emilie Lucchesi has written for some of the country's largest newspapers, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Fortunately for Pickford, however, much of her odyssey was witnessed by Edward Barlow, the chief mate on the Sampson (another ship in the same fleet), who kept a vivid journal.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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An article published in the journal PLOS ONE in 2007 confirmed this unusual energy production mechanism, showing that fungi like C. sphaerospermum grown in high-radiation environments tend to grow faster than those in non-radioactive conditions.Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Sedona is many things, but in my book, overrated will never be one of them.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Admission is free; Hansen will have copies of her book for sale and signing.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Avery got her start in journalism while attending university, writing for the school newspaper and editing the student non-fiction magazine.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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His short fiction has appeared in a variety of national literary magazines and anthologies.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Serial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serial. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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