as in serialized
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" first appeared as a serial novel from 1851 to 1852
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as in periodical
a publication that appears at regular intervals
the university library has a vast collection of serials
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Case in point: Chloe’s sister studying history’s most notorious serial killers in order to imitate them and target people who have profited off true crime; podcasters, their sponsors, Jared Leto (for playing John Lennon’s assassin).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
Hardy’s Ryan’s Hope era became something of a cautionary tale for the daytime drama industry, as networks and producers would tread carefully ever after about making major shifts away from a serial’s founding focus.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2024
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Dahmer's combination of serial killing, necrophilia and cannibalism has fascinated true crime fans for decades, inspiring the graphic novel and film My Friend Dahmer starring Ross Lynch and Ryan Murphy's series Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story starring Evan Peters.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Case in point: Chloe’s sister studying history’s most notorious serial killers in order to imitate them and target people who have profited off true crime; podcasters, their sponsors, Jared Leto (for playing John Lennon’s assassin).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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On The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, a Saturday morning kids program that ran on NBC from 1968-70 and then in syndication, Kahana appeared in the show’s live-action serial Danger Island as Chongo, a native who spoke no English but communicated using animal and bird sounds.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
Hardy’s Ryan’s Hope era became something of a cautionary tale for the daytime drama industry, as networks and producers would tread carefully ever after about making major shifts away from a serial’s founding focus.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2024
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Less than a decade after Mao’s death, periodicals filled with dueling essays on contentious questions such as the relevance of Karl Marx’s theory of alienation and whether traditional Confucianism impeded China’s modernization.Julian Gewirtz, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2022
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Daily newspapers ran no images, and the technology to reproduce photographs in books or periodicals was still 40 years away.Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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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, 9 Dec. 2024
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Authorities said he was beaten with a blunt instrument, but there were no details about a suspect, the newspaper reported.Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Since last year, a series of reviews, editorials, and perspective papers, mostly published in obesity journals, have explored this very question.Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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In most circumstances, something like a new journal or suitcase will do the trick.Will McGough, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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In his book, Grayson reports on instances of viewers leaving inappropriate messages in the chat, including messages regarding self-harm that streamers are not equipped to respond to.Dhanika Pineda, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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What To Know In his book, the pope claims two suicide bombers, one on foot and the other in a vehicle, planned to target his visit to Mosul, the capital of Iraq's northern Nineveh province.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Newsweek's Workplaces Editor Aman Kidwai moderated the discussion at the magazine's office at One World Trade Center in New York City.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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As an introverted schoolboy in Reading, England—his family had moved there from Belfast—Branagh wrote to his actor heroes, combing through old theatre magazines and charting their rise from tiny parts at the Royal Shakespeare Company to later triumphs.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Serial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serial. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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