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periodical

[peer-ee-od-i-kuhl] / ˌpɪər iˈɒd ɪ kəl /


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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

“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

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

The first periodical in Southern California was bilingual: the Los Angeles Star, which began publishing in 1851.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

The three Fischers, prototypes of Talmudic scholars, were always studying: Joan her textbooks; Regina her medical tomes; and Bobby the latest chess periodical.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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