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chronological

[kron-l-oj-i-kuhl] / ˌkrɒn lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl /


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Investigators examined DNA methylation data from blood samples collected from 958 healthy participants whose average chronological age was 70.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

“Destiny is a Rose” is organized in five chapters: “Home,” “Essence,” “Near,” “Far” and “Deep,” and proceeds in mostly chronological order.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The first task was to put them in chronological order, something made more difficult by the fact that some of the documents were undated.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Instead of presenting an organized system of knowledge, whose stylistic or chronological categories suggested hierarchies, it would free visitors, a press release claims, “from prescribed paths to follow their own curiosity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

We timed ourselves often: “WethepeopleoftheUnitedStatesinordertoformamore- perfect union ...” I had memorized the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Roosevelt in chronological as well as alphabetical order.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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