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a local unit of an organization our chapter was well represented at the Jaycees' national convention

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an individual part of a process, series, or ranking a horror movie that marks a new chapter in vicarious sadism

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Recent Examples of chapter The Fort Worth chapter of The Links Inc. started hosting a monthly Saturday program at Clifford Davis this school year known as STEM Now and Into the Future, which includes literacy and phonics instruction in addition to science, technology, engineering and math projects with help from experts. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025 The first chapter of Sitting Bull premieres Tuesday, May 27, on the History Channel, and the second one airs the following night. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025 The chapter is closed on a missing book at a New Jersey library after a woman returned it nearly a century after her relative checked it out. Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025 The hilarious, gory, and somehow still emotionally powerful story of an anti-hero who messed up so badly that not even the Suicide Squad wants him anymore is ripe for another chapter. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chapter
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Noun
  • The University must immediately establish procedures by which any Harvard affiliate can report noncompliance with the reforms detailed in this letter to both university leadership and the federal government.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Morales was later arrested on weapons charges, but those charges were not related to Holloway's death or Vanessa's disappearance, CBS affiliate WFSB-TV previously reported.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • There was a time when theater artists were encouraged to dig deeper into what made the stage unique as a form — most notably the palpable connection between actors and spectators.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • This practice can open up the late larval stage or pupae to predators or weather to kill them.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For example, if an accumulation of cells block the bile ducts, a patient can develop cirrhosis, or liver damage.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Human retinas typically have three types of cone cells, which are what allow our eyes to detect various wavelengths of light.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • Ball season returns with its glittering whirl of tiaras, tuxedos, and traditional steps rehearsed across generations.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The hearing will mark the first time a federal judge has considered the issue since Trump issued an executive order last month directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take steps to shrink the department.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, meant to boost your body’s immune system and offer up shorter regeneration phases.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Stage 4 cancer is the most advanced phase of the disease, with a five-year survival rate of 35%, according to the American Cancer Society.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • The Almanac Average temperature: High 88, Low 66 Rainfall: 3.74 inches 1.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Apply a 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch keeping it away from the trunk.
    Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • At one point, physicians even considered halting treatment to allow Pope Francis to die peacefully.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • From there, hit other major points of interest including the Burwell School Historic Site, an important site in the struggle for women’s education in America, and the Alexander Dickson House, a significant Civil War-era home that now serves as the Hillsborough Visitor Center.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • His journey wasn’t straightforward, but every setback and failure led him to a place of profound understanding.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The Cavaliers will start Sam Merrill in place of Garland.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Chapter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapter. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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