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| blog |
a journal posted on a website that someone regularly write entries in. When people have a blog, they write about personal experiences or opinions, or about particular topics they have special knowledge of or are interested in. The word "blog" is a short form of "Web log." |
| circuit |
the area that someone travels regularly to carry out their work. [1/4 definitions] |
| constantly |
regularly or very frequently. [1/2 definitions] |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. [1/2 definitions] |
| counseling |
the activity of meeting and talking regularly with someone who can give advice and support in a particular area of life. |
| patronize |
to shop at or use the services of regularly. [1/2 definitions] |
| refrain2 |
a phrase or melody that is repeated regularly during a song or poem. |
| routinely |
regularly; habitually. |
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