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serial

[seer-ee-uhl] / ˈsɪər i əl /


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The case of Kay Docherty is one of several being examined in the inquiry that may have links to the notorious Australian serial killer, Ivan Milat.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

To create the connectome, researchers sliced a single fruit fly into thousands of extremely thin serial sections.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The criminal probe was a significant escalation in the yearslong effort to police serial pollution offenses by Virginia-based Southern Coal and dozens of affiliated mining operations controlled by the family.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

When a rare bottle has a serial number to trace its origin, a buyer on the secondary market likely won’t see it until the purchase is complete.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The serial was so popular, it was later published as the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the greatest publishing sensation of the nineteenth century.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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