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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 Using a similar method as the one scientists follow to determine the animals responsible for fossilized footprints — but with a dose of lightheartedness — Granatosky and his colleagues carried out the first scientific analysis of the imprint, published Tuesday in the journal Biology Letters. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 Anyway, the Danish study was criticized — in the same journal that had published it — for its reliance on a very small sample of children. Michael Hiltzik, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025 Detailed in a study published on October 16 in the journal Science, biologists collaborating across multiple universities in Japan show that the females in a subset of around 100 stink bug species known as Dinidoridae don’t have tympanal organs––the name for an insect’s auditory system. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025 The museum's collection comprises more than 2,000 historic journals and memorabilia from the Western Frontier, the Civil Rights era, the Oklahoma City bombing, along with badges and guns used by the Marshals Service throughout the years, according to the museum's website. Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for journal
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Noun
  • In a 1932 article in the local newspaper, each praised the area’s beauty, suburban isolation, and convenience to New York City.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Indiana University alum Mark Cuban's name has been back in the news lately with regard to the battle over his alma mater's student newspaper.
    Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, deals get done The diary of the workaday sales exec at most of the major distribs is filled with meetings with their acquisitions exec equivalent.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Bolton kept diaries — that is not a crime.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • News of Dye’s effort circulated widely within the conservative movement press, including in the periodicals Human Events and Liberty Lobby, as well as hyper-local conservative newspapers like the Birmingham Independent in Alabama.
    Time, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The group published their ideas, known early on as neoplasticism (Nieuwe Beelding), through the magazine De Stijl, whose title eventually became the popular name of their movement.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Trump also complained about the way his hair looked on the cover of Time magazine.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Doldinger returned to big-screen fantasy with The NeverEnding Story (1984), Petersen’s adaptation of Michael Ende’s classic children’s book.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of croquet games or slam books, the four teen girls of The Craft use spells to help get through their adolescent angst.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025

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

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