as in chroniclers
a student or writer of history
historians are still trying to sort out fact from fiction in the story of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks
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The pair needed at least 12 votes from the 16-member panel of historians, writers, and incumbent Hall of Famers who voted at the Anatole Hotel prior to the evening announcement, which was televised on the MLB Network.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Legal historians have even traced it back to ancient Greek and Roman times.
—Christine McDaniel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Later, Spanish historians modified the story to say that Cortés had burned the ships.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Dec. 2024
Interviews with Biden’s supporters, historians and political experts make clear Biden’s legacy will be defined by his two sons.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Turkish culinary historians helped Turkish DO&CO caterers to develop the bread, which is served warm in a small bag with butter and olive oil as part of the meal service.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
That would be the highest rate since Congress passed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which led to retaliation by foreign countries that many economic historians say deepened the Great Depression.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Nominees were voted on by more than 1,000 artists, historians and music industry professionals.
—CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
—Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Legal historians have even traced it back to ancient Greek and Roman times.
—Christine McDaniel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Later, Spanish historians modified the story to say that Cortés had burned the ships.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Dec. 2024
Interviews with Biden’s supporters, historians and political experts make clear Biden’s legacy will be defined by his two sons.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Turkish culinary historians helped Turkish DO&CO caterers to develop the bread, which is served warm in a small bag with butter and olive oil as part of the meal service.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
That would be the highest rate since Congress passed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which led to retaliation by foreign countries that many economic historians say deepened the Great Depression.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Nominees were voted on by more than 1,000 artists, historians and music industry professionals.
—CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
—Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Historians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historians. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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