serial
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Police have said they are not sure if they are hunting a serial killer.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Several of the women were found partially clothed and with injuries, but police have stressed that they have not established whether all the deaths are connected or whether a serial killer is responsible.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Police said they were not linking the deaths to a serial killer but added that the "similarities are sufficiently concerning… to issue a public warning".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Bending Spoons BSP 5.09%increase; up pointing triangle is a debt-funded serial acquirer that went public in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“I don’t generally go in for serial stories,” she said, her expression momentarily serious and unreadable.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
It allowed him to indulge his love of classic cliffhanger serials, and he tapped Spielberg to direct “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
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
“Raiders” was created by Spielberg’s pal, George Lucas, who saw it as a homage to the serials that he’d loved as a kid.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
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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