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chronicle

[kron-i-kuhl] / ˈkrɒn ɪ kəl /


VERB
report, recount
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Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s film isn’t the first nonfictional chronicle of Elizabeth Holmes’ enigmatic psyche, but it is the most revealing.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The event was preserved in the "Spring and Autumn Annals," a historical chronicle compiled approximately 200 to 300 years later.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

Japan’s Emperor Akihito, who reigns today, is the 82nd direct descendant of the emperor under whom that first chronicle of A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

In her new memoir, “Famesick,” Dunham chronicles her struggles with debilitating illness over six seasons of her hit HBO show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Ms. Lee, whose previous book was the 2017 historical novel “Pachinko,” sensitively chronicles the couple’s story of “coming down in the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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

“For example, it was not until I consulted the special archives here at Swanburne that I discovered the existence of a diary. An extraordinary, one-of-a-kind document. It chronicles the tale of a most...unusual seafaring expedition.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The Times’ editors mischievously assigned the story to one of their war correspondents, Chester G. Hanson, who chronicled the maneuvers of the “Arizona Navy,” consisting of a single ferryboat, the Julia B.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ryan Murphy's series, which chronicled the highs and lows of choir members from Ohio, premiered on Fox in 2009 and ran for six seasons until 2015.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

"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

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

In the past 20 years Mr. Macintyre has become the master of the nonfiction spy genre, his books chronicling remarkable stories of operatives, famous and unknown, who changed history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

To make sense of these claims, I reached out to Zeke Faux, the author of Number Go Up and a journalist who has been chronicling Bitcoin’s rise and fall and rise for years.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Last week, another emotional documentary chronicling the tour - and featuring the reconciled brothers' first joint interview since their acrimonious split in 2009 - was released in UK cinemas, following its premiere in Venice.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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

Within a year, Mia had sent Anita another set of prints—each chronicling something’s slow decay: a dead cottonwood, a condemned house, a rusting car—that she was ready to take on.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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