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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

It constitutes a harrowing chapter in “Serling,” a biography by Alan Sepinwall that mixes a cradle-to-grave chronicle with smart observation and analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

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

The influencer Clavicular has gained thousands of followers as he chronicles his extreme "looksmaxxing" - working to meet a set of prescribed criteria for attractiveness, with particular importance given to jawlines, eyes and physique.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Mr. Coyne’s book, the inspiration for the show, chronicles his roughly 16-week hike around the perimeter of the country, playing its dozens of links as if they were a single, 1,100-mile golf course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But the book’s most riveting section chronicles his stay in Lefortovo, the “model prison” in Moscow where he spent most of his confinement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Van Dyk chronicles these lives with a modesty that runs counter to the script’s potentially melodramatic setup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Accordingly he had advised that it be marked on the calendar and in the Abbey chronicles as “The Summer of the Late Rose.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

But the now-defunct company couldn't deliver, Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy, and her fall from grace is chronicled in the buzzy documentary "You Can See Everything."

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The rise of the women's team - chronicled in the 2019 documentary Power Meri,, external which followed the Orchids to their debut World Cup in 2017 - has been helped by Elsie Albert's star power.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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

Not surprisingly, the Duchess’s grumpiness became legendary, as Voltaire has so ably chronicled.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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

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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