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What type of anecdotes did 6th-century historian Procopius tell in his book Anekdota?

anecdote

[an-ik-doht] / ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊt /


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As this is basically unheard of, the anecdote plays great on a press tour.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

And it is an anecdote which also underlines that, far from break her, that conference represented the start of a major turnaround for Badenoch.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Carney shared the anecdote on Tuesday at the gathering of the global financial elite in Toronto where he was pitching Canada as an ideal place to invest.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Sherry Turkle could have sworn the writer Susan Sontag had an anecdote about death and technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

“Don’t get greedy, Doktor. A quick anecdote, if you please.”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Fortunately, Benson has been so diligent in gathering papers and anecdota that he escapes from his own simplifications.

From Time Magazine Archive

Happily, this soon gives way to anecdota and reminiscence.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of such anecdota there are many collections; the earliest was probably L. A. Muratori's, in 1709.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

Then came an outpouring of recollections, anecdotes and tributes, from all corners of the internet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

When it proposed the rule, DHS cited national security grounds, an argument the judge said "borders on the absurd" and was "based almost entirely on a small handful of anecdotes."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

To determine whether these issues go beyond anecdotes, ProPublica analyzed the data collected from every state by the CDC to look for patterns.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Even now as an adult, Tashjian said it's still difficult for her to fathom large numbers of people dying in any event, and she still gravitates toward individual anecdotes to help her understand 9/11's toll.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

There is a Mad Hatter character to the Adams-Rush correspondence, as both men swapped stories and shared anecdotes in a kind of “Adams and Rush in Wonderland” mode.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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