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serial

[seer-ee-uhl] / ˈsɪər i əl /


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His central observation is that Berlin must break its habit of responding to serial crises by doling out subsidies and amping up regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The text messages also included photos, including one of a Javelin missile system whose serial number matched one that he had signed out from the School of Infantry West, court documents show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Prosecutors charge that the scheme involved using hair dryers to transfer serial numbers from real Super Micro servers to “dummy” versions to conceal from inspectors that the actual Super Micro servers were in China.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Milton, a college dropout turned serial entrepreneur, has had a mixed record with all his businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It was published by the Central Committee of the Komsomol in 1939, and anybody who couldn’t get hold of the physical book could read it as a serial through the hugely popular program Newspaper Novels.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein