serial
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Hopkins’ voice, still deeply familiar as some of film’s most famous characters, including the serial killer Hannibal Lecter and the English butler, James Stevens, from “Remains of the Day,” now has a weathered rasp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Novel strategy: MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and author, began releasing her first new novel since 2013 as a serial on Substack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The serial tech founder, who has lived outside Russia for years and holds French and United Arab Emirates passports, has frequently clashed with the Russian authorities as Moscow has tightened its grip on the internet.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
As Kreitzman pointed out: "I'm an artist, not a serial killer."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Its serial number was DV-5-2, but that was not very useful.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
So like the serials of the silent era, we’re left, for the moment at least, with a cliffhanger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Much like the old serials that the new Indiana Jones movie is mimicking.
From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2023
Squashing its programming into Max, along with ghost hunters and home improvement serials, won’t immediately affect HBO originals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2023
Growing up in Newark’s industrial Ironbound district, Wayne and his older brother, Alan, devoured comic books, science fiction, radio serials and movie matinees at the Adams Theater.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
The serials are the best part of the paper, anyhow.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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