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journals

noun

plural of journal

as in periodicals

a publication that appears at regular intervals a monthly scientific journal

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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 journals Two of the world’s leading medical journals published key studies this week that shed even more light on how ADHD impacts adults. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026 The library used to house thousands of books, journals, and reports that employees could use to learn, research, and explore ideas — much like The Garage. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026 In 2015, an attempt to replicate 100 studies published in leading psychology journals resulted in only 36% of replications achieving statistically significant results, compared with 97% in the original studies. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Before social media even existed, Christie Brinkley was documenting her life through letters, journals and home movies. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 The show's storylines were based on interviews with real-life survivors of Easy Company, in addition to letters and journals of real soldiers. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 These poignant and revealing journals cover the years after the financial disaster that engulfed Scott. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026 Others believe that tree-ring research, and the scientific journals that publish it, overestimate the number of historical fires. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Natural toiletries, journals and in-room yoga mats are a suitably Kamalaya touch. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

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Gates, who now stewards the photographic archives and periodicals of the Johnson Publishing Company, has exhibited it in different forms.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
When word spread that the Chief Librarian of the Army was paying a visit, soldiers rushed to request their favorite periodicals and book genres.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of periodicals

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Smythson partnered with architectural design studio Johnson Pinney Architects to develop the 575 Madison Avenue space, which carries diaries, notebooks, stationery, business and travel accessories, games and homeware.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Biographical details about her—revealed in her diaries and letters—have only recently been made public by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

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Partly inspired by her time working as a museum security guard, they are often accompanied by water bottles, cushions, books, or other belongings that give a sense of the presence of the person who sits there.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Sam Wasson, one of Hollywood’s preeminent historians and biographers, has published searching books on the lives and works of Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Mazursky, Blake Edwards and Roman Polanski.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of books

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In Iran, the largest newspapers avoided mentioning the elections on their front pages this morning — a deliberate move to signal disinterest in the consequential vote.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
The diagnosis exploded in popularity and was widely blamed on railroads, radios, telegraphs, newspapers, and the industrialization of the times.

— Kirsten Balin, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

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