Chronicles
noun
Chron·i·cles
ˈkrä-ni-kəlz 
plural in form but singular in construction
: either of two historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
called also Paralipomenon
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This is part of NBC News’ Checkbook Chronicles, a series of profiles highlighting the financial realities of everyday Americans.
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Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News, 18 July 2024
Most recently, he’s written on the Netflix series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles and A Tale Dark & Grimm.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 July 2024
From there, Newton starred in the Charade remake The Truth About Charlie (2002) — in a role first played by none other than Audrey Hepburn — the sci-fi sequel The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), and the Best Picture-winning drama Crash (2004).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 30 June 2024
Currently, Daniels can be seen starring opposite Christian Slater and more in The Roku Channel’s adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, the bestselling fantasy book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 June 2024
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Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News, 18 July 2024
Most recently, he’s written on the Netflix series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles and A Tale Dark & Grimm.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 July 2024
From there, Newton starred in the Charade remake The Truth About Charlie (2002) — in a role first played by none other than Audrey Hepburn — the sci-fi sequel The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), and the Best Picture-winning drama Crash (2004).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 30 June 2024
Currently, Daniels can be seen starring opposite Christian Slater and more in The Roku Channel’s adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, the bestselling fantasy book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 June 2024
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Chronicles
noun
Chron·i·cles
ˈkrän-i-kəlz
: either of two historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
called also Paralipomenon
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