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serial

[seer-ee-uhl] / ˈsɪər i əl /


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Forensic criminologist Dr Xanthe Weston also gave evidence from her research into the serial killer.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The criminal probe was a significant escalation in the yearslong effort to police serial pollution offenses by Virginia-based Southern Coal and dozens of affiliated mining operations controlled by the family.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

To create the connectome, researchers sliced a single fruit fly into thousands of extremely thin serial sections.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The bottles had the correct serial numbers but the labels were slightly scuffed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

His gang stared at me like I was a serial killer, and then they followed their leader.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie




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