as in journal
a record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use has diligently kept a diary since she was 15

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Recent Examples of diary The very long answer follows, in the form of my trail diary for those six days. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025 Stanislaus Joyce, his brother, had shared material from his diaries and unfinished memoir. Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025 Here’s a diary of the May 3-31 trip to achieve setting foot in all 50. Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 The newspaper said that invitations would be sent via email as soon as this summer, giving courtiers and others ample time to factor into any diary planning for the King, who is undergoing continued treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. Simon Perry, People.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for diary
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  • The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found that Florida adolescent general handgun carrying increased by 65%, from 3.7% to 6.0%, from 2002 to 2022.
    Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 July 2025
  • Advertisement Indian cities are warming at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the country, according to a study published in Nature journal in May 2024, with an average increase of 0.53°C per decade.
    Time, Time, 7 July 2025

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“Diary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diary. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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