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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 The study was published in the journal Current Biology. Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 11 June 2025 These are the main findings of our new study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open. Rebeccah Sokol, The Conversation, 10 June 2025 On both iPad and Mac, users will be able to keep multiple journals and sync data across Apple devices. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 June 2025 Later studies, including one published in the journal Nature Medicine showing that getting a booster in pregnancy cut newborn hospitalizations in the first four months of life, backed up her team’s findings. Kff Health News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for journal
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Noun
  • The insert, titled Il Foglio AI, was almost immediately covered by newspapers around the world.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
  • Authorities were able to track down the suspect thanks to fingerprints on the bag covering the woman and a scrap of a tent like ones provided to people without shelter, the newspaper said.
    Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • This week’s event saw plenty of talk of how to navigate the many challenges facing the TV biz, but affairs at NEM were conducted with some style, with a diary of cocktails and events taking place against a stunning Croatian backdrop.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 June 2025
  • Her baguettes, her diary, her keys and her daughter Charlotte’s baby bottles overflowed from the rigid, hefty and only somewhat practical container.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • The newspapers and higher education periodicals are fixated on the current conflict between President Trump and some universities, most notably the escalating fight between the administration and Harvard.
    Jeffrey Herbst, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
  • Four types of green flashes are recorded in the Farmer’s Almanac, which the American periodical describes as inferior mirage, mock mirage, subduct flashes, and green ray.
    Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Southern Living magazine said its readers voted The Crab Trap as the No. 1 seafood joint in the South, McClatchy News reported in April.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
  • In writing and composing 24 Hr Sports, El Michels Affair were inspired by the fashion and graphic design of ‘80s and ‘90s Sports Illustrated magazines, MF DOOM’s Special Herbs series, and gospel music in the style of Pastor T.L. Barrett.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • From dropping chart-topping solo singles to racking up awards from around the world, alongside new projects like his own photo book, unexpected duets, and charity donations, V’s military service period still managed to be a springboard for creativity and generosity.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • In his book, Harry laid bare embarrassing details about the House of Windsor and wrote candidly of his sibling rivalry with William, heir to the British throne.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025

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“Journal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journal. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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