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chronicle

[kron-i-kuhl] / ˈkrɒn ɪ kəl /


VERB
report, recount
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In this monthly Retirement Rookies column, the 69-year-olds chronicle some of the issues they are dealing with early in retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Chin and Vasarhelyi won an Oscar for 2018’s “Free Solo,” their nerve-shredding chronicle of Alex Honnold’s ropeless ascent up El Capitan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Like many of the best covers, Harris sings this young girl’s chronicle of her long-suffering mother’s sacrifices with such natural assurance that you’d think “To Daddy” had been written for her.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Most documentaries urge you to not turn away from the horrors they chronicle, but few make that request as explicitly as “American Doctor.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Through the change into my uniform: Maybe it’s a chronicle of some secret life Great-Grampy JonJon was living...

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

In Rent, Matarazzo plays struggling film-maker Mark, who chronicles and narrates the lives of his friends.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The best director prize went to Russian-born Ilya Khrzhanovsky for his vast, riotous and experimental cinema project "DAU" that chronicles the life of the troubled father of the Soviet nuclear programme, Lev Landau.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The manuscript, which includes the daughter’s blurry Polaroid snapshots and postcards from their travels, chronicles the pair’s trials, adventures and conversations as they pursue Nanna’s past and their own futures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Consider it the fourth installment of this back-of-the-plane traveler’s business-class chronicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

A decade or so later—in 1463, if Spanish chronicles are correct— the emperor sent out another army led by his son and designated successor, Thupa Inka Yupanki.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

"The Social Reckoning" serves as a sequel of sorts to 2010's "The Social Network," Sorkin's acclaimed film that chronicled Facebook's origins.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Michael Burry, the contrarian ex-hedge-fund manager chronicled in The Big Short, is selling his top holding at an 8.5-year low.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

That society editor — who chronicled and illuminated the social, political and artistic issues in L.A. in the 1930s from the women’s perspective — was Crete Cage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The coming-of-age stories of four women the Times evacuated are chronicled in the forthcoming book “The Last Free Women,” excerpted below.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

These initial moves and “lines” follow well-charted paths that have been chronicled for centuries, and players who want to improve their game attempt to understand and memorize them.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Mr. Werth has spent decades chronicling the human drama of drug discovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But the bright-eyed cameraman often turned the lens to his own community, chronicling small but meaningful moments shaping everyday life in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It was restarted from scratch in 2013 with a new trilogy dubbed "Survivor", chronicling the adventures of a younger, less experienced Lara.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The journalist Michael Wolff, who has been chronicling Trump for years, says he obtained both letters while writing a book about the president’s 2024 campaign.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Where do I even begin with chronicling this train wreck?

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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