serial
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It’s that Meta, throughout its history, has been a serial violator of its users’ privacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Certainly, the Consols proved a better bet than the high-yielding South American bonds whose serial defaults played a precipitating role in the London credit crisis of 1825.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He is a serial entrepreneur who recently founded a mental health initiative and brand called ENOUGH.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Police have said they are not sure if they are hunting a serial killer.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Our work is but a string of serial identity.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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
Much like the old serials that the new Indiana Jones movie is mimicking.
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2023
Streaming made serials de rigueur; here you’re drawn back not by a cliffhanger but for a variation on the very thing you liked last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
“Yes and no. The new evidence is a warm lead, obviously, but serials are tricky. They live for the cat-and-mouse, and they think twenty steps ahead.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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