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| news |
(used with a singular verb) a report of recent important events, read out on the television or radio, or printed in a newspaper, magazine, or Web site. |
| periodical |
a magazine that is printed every week, month, or at some other regular time. |
| publication |
the act of publishing printed material. [2/3 definitions] |
| recent |
A "recent" thing is something new in the world. When you buy a recent magazine, you buy a new magazine that people are seeing for the first time. If a movie is a recent movie, it is not old. [1/2 definitions] |
| reporter |
a person whose job is to gather and report news for a newspaper or magazine, or for a television station or radio station. |
| review |
an article in a newspaper or magazine that judges the worth of a new book, film, play, restaurant, or the like. [1/7 definitions] |
| subscribe |
to agree to pay for a certain number of issues of a publication such as a magazine. |
| subscription |
an agreement to pay for a magazine, newspaper, or tickets to a series of events. |
| weekly |
a newspaper or magazine that comes out once a week. [1/4 definitions] |
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