serial
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Novel strategy: MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and author, began releasing her first new novel since 2013 as a serial on Substack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The serial tech founder, who has lived outside Russia for years and holds French and United Arab Emirates passports, has frequently clashed with the Russian authorities as Moscow has tightened its grip on the internet.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 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 serial election candidate Count Binface is standing in the Clacton by-election, triggered by the constituency's MP, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who is standing again.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He better not be a serial killer or so help me...Nah, he’s chill.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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He wound up working on Roy Rogers cowboy serials and became fascinated by the Mojave Desert where the serials were filmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
South Africa's defence department said the navies were gathering "for an intensive programme of joint maritime safety operations, interoperability drills and maritime protection serials".
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 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
“Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad” premiered during its run; twist-heavy serials like “Scandal” and “Game of Thrones” delivered the kind of OMG moments that got them trending regularly.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
Then there was Myrna, who had been appearing to him in a series of dreams that was taking the form of the old Batman serials that he had seen at the Prytania as a child.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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