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periodical

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


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It was the first all-female founded and operated periodical, designed to be an alternative to other women's magazines that typically focused on housekeeping and fashion.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

The proles, normally apathetic about the war, were being lashed into one of their periodical frenzies of patriotism.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Jackson’s proposal died in the Senate, but that did not end postal censorship of 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

Simply put, photographs were still scarce, relatively speaking, but they were on their way to replacing woodblock illustrations in newspapers and periodicals to become the dominant form of visual media.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2025

For example, the University of Chicago now spends more than $100,000 annually on buying books and periodicals through the Library of Congress field office in Delhi.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2024

Feverishly he followed in periodicals the Dadaist movements and schisms, the strangely feminine jealousies and religiousness, the obscurantisms of the forming and breaking schools.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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