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as in diary
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 Begin by tracking your food and activity with a journal or using a smartphone app. Raul Rosenthal, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025 Write in a journal, and keep at it, with these tips. New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 The team's research was published in the journal Reports on Progress in Physics. Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025 New research published in the journal Science Advances in June found that the fine particulate matter in smoke resulted in from 52,500 to 55,700 premature deaths from 2008 to 2018 in California. Kylie Mohr, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for journal 
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  • While that was happening, the common window through which most Americans learned about the country and the world — TV, newspapers, radio — was shattered into dozens of shards of glass, based on consumer's personal preferences.
    Axios, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
  • But even the most horrified readers of the newspapers in 1924 did not get to see the murder actually committed.
    F.K. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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  • While her diary in 2025 doesn’t include any full-scale foreign tours, she is expected to appear at major royal events, including Trooping the Colour.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Yet that night in his voice diary, Williams sounded like a man in despair.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As of January 1, 2025, a wide range of 1929 artworks have officially entered the public domain, including motion pictures, books, newspapers and periodicals, lectures and sermons, maps, musical compositions, works of fine art, and more.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The previous definition only included traditional newspapers, periodicals and current magazines that were sold to the public.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • In photos obtained by People magazine, the Pacific Palisades home of the Welsh actor can also be seen burned to the ground with only concrete pillars still standing and a stone pathway at the property.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The pair spoke about their unique initiative in an interview with People magazine in December.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Disruption of the board follows the board’s 3-1 vote in September to relocate 23 books in the library’s collection, moving 20 to the adult section and placing three behind the circulation desk, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The biographical drama is inspired by Elijah Wald’s 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric, and focuses on Dylan’s early career in the 1960s, culminating in his controversial performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festiva.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Journal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journal. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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