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organ

noun

ˈȯr-gən

Definition of organ

as in newspaper

a publication that appears at regular intervals that newspaper is intended as an organ for the whole university community

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as in instrument

something used to achieve an end uses the business as an organ to fund a variety of political and social causes

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Recent Examples of organ These were birds in a very different part of their migratory cycle, and their digestive organs, when analyzed, were of more normal proportions. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Director Scott Waugh’s action-comedy opens in 2,568 North American theaters and centers on an organ delivery gone wrong. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 The changes indicate that the organ is working harder than usual, the researchers say, providing further support for the idea that nighttime light exposure is connected to worse cardiovascular outcomes. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 He’s been divorced three times and just likes delivering these organs. — William Earl, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for organ

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Local newspapers, foremost among them the New York Times, opened up their obituary pages to cover, in humanizing detail, the lives of ordinary people who died in the attacks.

— Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
The 12 defendants, including Khalifa, were sentenced to death by hanging and fined 500,000 Egyptian pounds ($9,800) by Cairo’s Criminal Court, the al-Ahram newspaper reported.

— Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of newspaper

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For nearly 50 years, the instrument has provided constant measurements on the ion, electron and cosmic ray environment in deep space.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The instrument, brought to the Americas with the African slave trade, echoed another history of endurance, creativity, and cultural inheritance.

— Octavia McBride-Ahebee, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of instrument

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People who might be lucky to have a roof over their heads gathered there to read American books and periodicals, watch American movies, listen to lectures about America, tap their toes to jazz from America.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
It is anticipated that all IEEE periodicals will be included in the Integrity Hub screening by the end of this year.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Definition of periodical

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Advertisement The war on terror represented a failed effort to impose a unipolar order on the world, one that could no longer rely on the economic instrumentality of globalization alone.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.

— Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026

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People who live alone and work jobs that can be done remotely report being more mentally distressed and socially isolated than those whose work has to be done in person, a recent study published in the journal Science found.

— Cordilia James, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Guests received personalized invites, a Vivet journal documenting Cenat’s journey starting the brand, replete with Polaroids taped in the pages.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of journal

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The Investor’s Takeaway High-demand real estate doesn’t require an investor to chase overcrowded metros on business magazine covers.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Then, in November, GQ magazine published an on-camera interview asking Sweeney about the fallout.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

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