periodical
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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
The first periodical in Southern California was bilingual: the Los Angeles Star, which began publishing in 1851.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 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
“I can’t imagine, given the fact that periodical cicadas are national news, that we won’t have guests both local and from outside New Orleans, asking us about that,” said Lemann.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024
Just before Christmas, London’s leading spiritual periodical published an article, “Mediumship of a Baby.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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