as in history
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
in his chronology of their relationship, they had communication problems right from the start
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Recent Examples of chronology
Here, the entire chronology of Nintendo is laid out in a sprawling series of products.
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Andrew Webster, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2024
Seeing Mississippi requires seeing all of its history all at once, more of a collage than a chronology.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 23 Sep. 2024
The only exception to the chronology is Joker, which is set in 1981, but the movie focuses on a Joker set in a different universe than those canon to the Batman movies that feature the supervillain.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
The timeline issue—in terms of chronology and compression—rather egregiously contradicts most of the entire Second Age, in fact.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Webster, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2024
Seeing Mississippi requires seeing all of its history all at once, more of a collage than a chronology.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 23 Sep. 2024
The only exception to the chronology is Joker, which is set in 1981, but the movie focuses on a Joker set in a different universe than those canon to the Batman movies that feature the supervillain.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
The timeline issue—in terms of chronology and compression—rather egregiously contradicts most of the entire Second Age, in fact.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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After all, in terms of reach, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism have all been larger and longer-lasting than any state in history.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The decision by Price’s office to file charges in Monk’s death came just days after a landslide election that saw Price become the first district attorney in the county’s history to be recalled from office.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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This story originally published on businessden.com.Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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An attacker could use the times and phone numbers of calls—the records that AT&T lost in a massive data breach uncovered in July—for a variety of impersonation and spoofing attacks.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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Punter Lachlan Wilson’s 45.9-yard average is on pace to break the single-season program record.Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Some police forces and phone companies advise turning off message previews, which prevents thieves trying to break into your accounts from seeing reset or login codes when the phone is locked.Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Total deposits rose by $1.01 billion, driven by increases in interest-bearing accounts, despite a decline in noninterest-bearing deposits.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The Democratic-leaning Latino groups pushed back on that narrative, citing their own polling.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Parker recorded interviews with 12 British men and women who had been convicted of murder, then transcribed and edited their words to create a series of extraordinary first-person narratives.The Week US, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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This silent faux-documentary chronicles the sociological phenomenon of witchcraft from the Middle Ages to the modern age.Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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The film — first announced earlier in the year by Variety — chronicles one of the most infamous moments in Irish sporting history, when Keane and McCarthy had a very public falling out.Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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However, a smaller, cruder version could be implemented in the coming years by a private company or rogue nation.Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Anyone following the rhetoric around artificial intelligence in recent years has heard one version or another of the claim that AI is inevitable.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Her narration, alongside contributions from AD editor Mitchell Owens, proves that this process has shaped her own design sensibilities.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released a campaign video highlighting her mother Shyamala Gopalan’s legacy, with actress Viola Davis providing narration.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Chronology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronology. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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