as in history
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
his annals of the reigns of English kings was used as a source by Shakespeare
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In the annals of human spaceflight, August 1972 is unforgettable.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2023
The bank also insisted that the Justice Department’s prosecution of the bank was without precedent in the annals of American history.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 Jan. 2023
Neutral Milk Hotel remains one of the more enigmatic bands in the annals of American indie rock, but the Feb. 24 release of a career-spanning boxed set may help shed some new light on the subject.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2023
The material is capable of repairing tears as wide as three millimeters, which is a record in the annals of self-healing materials.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Nov. 2016
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2023
The bank also insisted that the Justice Department’s prosecution of the bank was without precedent in the annals of American history.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 Jan. 2023
Neutral Milk Hotel remains one of the more enigmatic bands in the annals of American indie rock, but the Feb. 24 release of a career-spanning boxed set may help shed some new light on the subject.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2023
The material is capable of repairing tears as wide as three millimeters, which is a record in the annals of self-healing materials.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Nov. 2016
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“Annals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annals. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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