chronological

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We have horological tools to measure it and chronological methods to give it order, yet in other respects, time is entirely subject to human whim.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

The production took place in two-episode blocks and was primarily chronological, with directors David Gordon Green and Charlotte Brändström at the helm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Reddit is organised into user-created communities called subreddits, where content is ranked by user voting rather than chronological order.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

As Serena Perini explains: "Seeing the Matuyama-Brunhes transition recorded with such resolution in the ThI-GH deposits allows us to anchor the presence of these hominins within an exceptionally precise chronological framework for the African Pleistocene."

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

Focusing on the Olmec’s chronological primacy, they believe, obscures the more important fact that Mesoamerica was the home of a remarkable multisociety ferment of social, aesthetic, and technical innovation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann