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a publication that appears at regular intervals
a collection of diurnals containing essays by preeminent 19th-century American writers and thinkers
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Recent Examples of diurnals
During its 12-day journey, SE2 completed one full day-night diurnal cycle over New Mexico and three consecutive diurnals off the Brazilian coast.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diurnals
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Editors These workers prepare articles and books for publication, helping writers shape and structure their work and checking for accuracy and clarity.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Zevin’s novel has been named one of the 100 best books of the 21st century by the New York Times and one of the best fiction books of the last 30 years by the Los Angeles Times.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.—
Ben Mankiewicz,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Growing up in Miami, he was surrounded by newspapers and television news.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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In letters published in the Nottingham newspapers, workers appealed to trade masters to stop their labor practices.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
19 June 2026
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These materials look wonderful in academic journals but are completely impractical for global industrial scaling.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Today, companies in the sector are publishing in leading scientific journals, engaging with regulators, and advancing toward human trials—milestones that were once considered distant goals.—
Dasha Shunina,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Introductory access is free, and NewsGuard is lining up a variety of marketing partners, including magazines and independent bookstores, to help spur usage.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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On top of being a drone expert, James is an award-winning freelance landscape and portrait photographer and photography journalist working with some of the best photography magazines and websites with a worldwide audience.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
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Passed in 2013 under then president Barack Obama, the law allows people with HIV to donate organs to others with the infection.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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Tiny bulging eyes form long before the animal resembles a shark at all and its future face exists only as clusters of migrating cells, slowly organizing themselves into the structures that will eventually become jaws, cartilage and sensory organs.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The first bulletins reported police and emergency vehicles swarming around a nightclub in Orlando in the predawn hours of June 12, 2016.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Programming and Content The programming of teleSUR is mainly composed of news programs and includes news bulletins almost every hour.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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“Diurnals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diurnals. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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