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a record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use the writer faithfully records his dreams in a journal, believing that they are a vital key to self-understanding

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Recent Examples of journal Their analyses revealed a previously unknown—and largely genetically distinct—population of ancient humans, according to a new paper published this month in the journal Nature. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025 Their study was published last year in JAMA Network Open, a monthly journal of the American Medical Association. Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Didion also wrote of the complexities of her childhood, and her own legacy, in her journals. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025 The jawbone belonged to a Denisovan man, according to the findings published Thursday in the journal Science. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for journal
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Noun
  • Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Sensational newspaper accounts later suggested the three men had starved to death in the boat after attempting to eat their life vests—a theory that was soon debunked.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But the heart of the film lies in his writings — letters, diaries and poems, most of which were found on his body.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • After the diary room, Rourke returned to the group and pulled Siwa aside to apologize.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The society published a periodical called the Advocate of Moral Reform, as well as pamphlets addressed to upper-class audiences.
    Jenna Deep, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Similarly, Amos Kendall, the nation’s postmaster general, adopted an extreme states’ rights position and suppressed the periodicals in the interest of buttressing local mores.
    Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And Phoebe Cleary Rudd, 29, has grown online hospitality magazine The Sauce to 600,000 monthly readers and is expanding into Club Sauce, an influencer marketing platform.
    Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Last week, the restaurant hosted a dinner party to celebrate the release of i-D magazine’s inaugural issue under new ownership.
    Laura Neilson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • From her searching emerges a book that might be called biography, historiography, cultural criticism, manifesto, or all of the above—a memoir, in a sense, of the internet.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Twilight Saga Deluxe Hardcover Collection features five hardcover books, including the four main entries in the series as well as Midnight Sun, the companion novel published in 2020.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Journal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journal. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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