periodical
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The shutdown already resulted in staffing shortages and periodical flight delays.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
An entire notebook is devoted to The Spectator, a daily periodical that ran for 555 issues between 1711 and 1712 commenting on the manners and fads of London society.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
This language continued through the 1860s, as evidenced by texts such as pro-slavery advocate J. Quitman Moore’s article in the Southern periodical De Bow’s Review titled “Feudalism in America.”
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024
Every time periodical cicadas arrive in the United States, they bring a sense of wonder with them — their long intervals underground and their perfectly timed mass emergences are fascinating, even to experts.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
Just before Christmas, London’s leading spiritual periodical published an article, “Mediumship of a Baby.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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