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periodical

[peer-ee-od-i-kuhl] / ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪ kəl /


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An entire notebook is devoted to The Spectator, a daily periodical that ran for 555 issues between 1711 and 1712 commenting on the manners and fads of London society.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

This trend is seen with periodical comic books too, with only four franchises outside of Marvel and DC able to crack the top 50 comics of 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

Several editors at the Columbia Law Review described the board’s intervention as an unprecedented breach of editorial independence at the periodical, which is run by students at Columbia Law School.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

When Cortni Borgerson thinks about the trillion or so periodical cicadas emerging from underground, she sees more than clumsily flying insects flitting from tree to tree in search of a mate.

From Salon • May 30, 2024

She went about her business, sitting at the table writing an article for her periodical, a furrow of fierce concentration on her face.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz




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