serial
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South Korea’s romanticized ‘marriage of the century’ blew up in a real-life serial drama everybody is calling the divorce of the century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ghost guns, which authorities say make it more difficult to investigate shootings because they lack serial numbers, have been a growing problem for law enforcement nationwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
The famous Buddhist Angulimala Sutta tells a story of a serial killer who is redeemed by the Buddha and becomes a righteous monk.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
They are, however, beatable and will run into serial winners and European champions Spain in the semi-final if they both come through their quarter-finals.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
A doctor started an IV, while a nurse tried to question the infantryman for his name, rank, and serial number.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
So like the serials of the silent era, we’re left, for the moment at least, with a cliffhanger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Much like the old serials that the new Indiana Jones movie is mimicking.
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2023
Squashing its programming into Max, along with ghost hunters and home improvement serials, won’t immediately affect HBO originals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2023
He pasted in pages from vampire serials, war reporting, tobacco wrappers, even a mirror.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
The radio serials were like an extension of the comics, and Mama liked to listen to them with me.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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