diary
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“A diary is an assassin’s cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen,” wrote William Soutar, a Scottish poet and diarist, in 1934.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The students passed around tissues as Stafford shared Cynthia’s diary with the class.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
The Easter gathering at St George's Chapel is an annual event in the royal diary, with members of the family facing photographers as they arrive for the church service.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
At one point, she compiled a diary of her husband's behaviour to show his consultant, but says she was offered no help for her welfare or any advice on changing his medication.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
When he had smoothed them out on the floor they were like a diary of Tiamat's growth.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Vocabulary lists containing diary
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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