as in chroniclers
a student or writer of history
a new book by America's best-known annalist of the Civil War
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Indeed, some chroniclers say the history of Pan Am and that of modern Miami are inseparable.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Tituba, one of the first women accused of being a witch in Salem, Massachusetts, was described by nineteenth-century chroniclers as a Black woman.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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There are 70 structures to explore, and what sets it apart from sites such as Angkor Wat is the construction techniques – the Cham people used red bricks decorated with intricate carvings, and historians have failed to work out how these bricks were fired.—
Tamara Hinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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His plan was inspired by a 1954 operation that historians have said ultimately did not work.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Annalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annalists. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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