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[dahy-ur-nl] / daɪˈɜr nl /




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And testosterone deficiency is hard to test for, because it varies so much during the diurnal cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Despite the warmth in the daytime, this has been at odds with the night-time temperatures with a huge difference between - what weather forecasters call diurnal range.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025

Wilder’s drama, offering a guided tour of an ordinary town going about its diurnal business, reminds us, through the inescapable shadow of mortality, of what we have in common.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

Yellow-bellied marmots are an excellent study system because they are diurnal, or active during the day, and they have an address.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2024

They trade normal diurnal rhythms for the perk of having very little inmate contact—at night, all the inmates are locked in their cells.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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