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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 findings—published in two studies in the journals and —highlighted the main concerns that co-victims had around through the show's production. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 The findings were published September 11 in the journal Ecology. Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 Named Xiphodracon goldencapsis, the new species is an ichthyosaur -- an order of large extinct marine reptiles -- that lived during the Early Jurassic era about 190 million years ago, according to a study published in the journal Papers in Palaeontology on Thursday. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025 The research has been published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials. New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for journal
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Noun
  • Next to a wooden model of an ibis and a Brazil shirt signed by 1994 World Cup winner Ricardo Rocha is a small newspaper clipping.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Indian newspaper The Tribune said that Ghuman ruptured a muscle in his chest, which led to his hospitalization at Fortis Hospital in Amritsar.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • This gold-foil jacket edition also includes production diary excerpts and previously unseen photos courtesy of Hartley.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The captain’s diary contains pre-lined boxes for recording the latitude and longitude, as well as wind speeds and temperature.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This free periodical focuses on the brand’s philosophy of making everyday life better and more comfortable for everyone and is distributed in its stores.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Truth in volume, then: Ruth read every periodical admitted to the library.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The company’s recognition on TIME magazine’s list of America’s Best Midsize Companies of 2025 underscores its ongoing focus on innovation, technical service, and performance across the automotive and energy storage industries.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Filled with the most inspiring, glamorous, and aspirational homes featured in the magazine’s pages throughout the last 10 years, global editorial director Amy Astley offers a closer look into your favorite celebrity homes.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Yet, even in 2025—eighteen years after the publication of the last book in the series, fourteen years after the release of its last film, and several years after Rowling first announced her gender-critical politics—the popularity of Potter’s magical world endures.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Among these Easter eggs, the father of four shared, is The Canadian Mounted book that Candy’s character Del Griffith reads in the 1987 movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Journal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journal. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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