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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 This research was posted to arXiv on May 21 and will be published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 June 2025 The report, published Tuesday in the medical journal The Lancet, says that over the past five decades, the World Health Organization’s Expanded Programme on Immunization has vaccinated more than 4 billion children. Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 June 2025 The results were published June 23, 2025, in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment. Ben Livneh, The Conversation, 23 June 2025 Start a Print-On-Demand Side Job Design simple products, like tote bags, journals, t-shirts, and sell them online. Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for journal
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Noun
  • Richard kept newspaper clippings about their abductions in a locker in his apartment, and authorities later found both fingerprint and DNA evidence connecting him to the crimes, The Washington Post reported.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • Brett had rediscovered the old newspaper article while going through some things at home.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Plenty of people still enjoy traditional books and periodicals, and there are even readers for whom the networked age has enabled a kind of hyper-literacy; for them, a smartphone is a library in their pocket.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
  • In each of these periodicals, the passage—unmoored from its original context among other beauty secrets—offered a lengthy and extremely specific taxonomy of the connection between hair and character: Coarse, black hair and dark skin signify great power of character, with a tendency to sensuality.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • But just as important to the Poles living under Soviet dictatorship were art books, fashion magazines, religious texts, lighthearted novels and regular newspapers.
    Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • After nearly a decade together, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have split, People magazine confirmed on Thursday (June 26).
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • There were reports that the players took charge after a couple of games and insisted on changes to the starting XI, wrote Brian Glanville in his book, The History of the World Cup, although these suggestions are denied by members of Feola’s coaching staff.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • This five-piece tiered shelf acts as its own piece of wall decor while also holding books, flowers, plants, and picture frames.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 22 June 2025

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“Journal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journal. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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