periodical
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The U.S., where there are both annual and periodical cicada swarms, tends to take a more laissez-faire approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
El Niño, a pattern of periodical sea surface warming, affects weather systems globally.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The shutdown already resulted in staffing shortages and periodical flight delays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
“Have they read the harrowing history of their ancestors’ bondage in Egypt to no purpose?” one writer in a Jewish periodical asked of pro-slavery Jews.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025
The NACW, along with its publication Woman’s Era, the first periodical published in the United States by black women, became a powerful force in the fight for the ballot.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Acknowledging that he lacked statutory authority to ban material from the mail, he nonetheless ruled against delivery of the abolitionist periodicals.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
We learn that Renoir’s scenes of contemporary life often served as illustrations for books and periodicals, and discover the influence of the requirements of reproduction on his technique.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
A law change meant that foreign sovereign wealth funds could take a maximum stake of 15% in newspapers or periodicals.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Lowrider magazine was once among the bestselling newsstand automotive periodicals in the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
Christine collected the periodicals left in the newspaper box and unlocked the library door.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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