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as in chronology
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
the town paper published a record of the debate, as well as a synopsis of each candidate's stance on the major questions
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as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
historical records on the rise of the Roman Empire are plentiful
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as in to log
to make a written note of
the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference
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as in to list
to put (someone or something) on a list
he was recorded as having been a passenger on that ill-fated ship, but his body was never recovered
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Palantir shares finished up 23% on Tuesday for a record close after the data analytics software maker reported robust third-quarter results and issued uplifting revenue guidance.
—Todd Haselton, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Children and their parents go on an expedition to learn about the insects in the garden, with a magnifying glass, pencil and crayons to record their findings.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The billionaire fashion designer, who sold his eponymous label to Estée Lauder for $2.8 billion, has now broken a record for the priciest home sale in the U.K. this year after snapping up a London residence for a staggering £80 million ($104 million), The Times reported.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Palantir shares finished up 23% on Tuesday for a record close after the data analytics software maker reported robust third-quarter results and issued uplifting revenue guidance.
—Todd Haselton, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Scott Thurston, a veteran multi-instrumentalist who’d played with everyone from the Stooges to Jackson Browne, started touring with the Heartbreakers in 1989 and began recording with the band on Echo.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Children and their parents go on an expedition to learn about the insects in the garden, with a magnifying glass, pencil and crayons to record their findings.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The silhouettes, somewhat androgynous in their shape, referenced many archived collections, challenging chronology.Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Along with wooden benches and a replica stove, the schoolroom walls are lined with panels outlining its history, only one of which — a poster with the portraits of all 19 Republican presidents, ranging in chronology and ideology from Abraham Lincoln to Trump — appears overtly partisan.David Maraniss, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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He’s logged 30 pressures through nine games this season and is posting a career-best 12.4% pressure rate, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
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Cable subscribers can stream online by logging into each network’s website or app with their TV provider credentials, including streaming and traditional services such as DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Verizon, Xfinity and others.Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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An attorney wasn’t listed for him in the court file as of Wednesday afternoon.Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Voters in Illinois will select candidates for the following offices listed below.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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The former Republican president received the 18 electoral votes that year from his Ohio victory and even made history by winning more votes in the 2020 election than any other candidate in state history, according to The Associated Press.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Election workers have never completed ballot counting on Election Day at any point in the country's history.Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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The film — first announced earlier in the year by Variety — chronicles one of the most infamous moments in Irish sporting history, when Keane and McCarthy had a very public falling out.Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Production has begun on Deliver Me From Nowhere, a feature film chronicle of Bruce Springsteen making his classic 1982 album Nebraska.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
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State-run television reported the entire population of 10 million people was without electricity — at least the second such incident in less than a month on the island.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The New York Times reported last month that Musk reportedly hopes one day that all 11 of his children and their mothers can live there or at least stop by.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Over the past year, there have been signs that China and North Korea have entered another rough patch.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Yes, with a .500 record entering the second half of the season, the 49ers are certainly not in a position to worry about style points following Sunday’s 23-20 win over the Buccaneers.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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This story has been updated to add new information.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Editor's note: This story was updated with additional details and a chart.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/record. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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