chapters

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plural of chapter
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as in affiliates
a local unit of an organization our chapter was well represented at the Jaycees' national convention

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as in stages
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking a horror movie that marks a new chapter in vicarious sadism

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Recent Examples of chapters The book is divided into six chapters and makes a perfect keepsake to pass down to future generations. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 With nearly 90 chapters, it's been described by watchdogs as one of the country's fastest growing white supremacist networks, that are antisemitic, anti-immigrant, and anti-democracy. Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 3 May 2026 In nine short, potent chapters, Beckerman lays out the essential traits of an effective dissident — loyalty, recklessness and watchfulness, among them — to illustrate how communities of resistance are built from the ground up. Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026 In any case, this new film can be watched without having seen any of the previous chapters, though that’s mostly because the plot is cookie-cutter generic. Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 1 May 2026 The two chapters on machine realism, for instance, reference his and Kate Crawford’s viral 2019 project ImageNet Roulette, which invited users to upload images of themselves that ImageNet would then label. Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026 So concluded one of the finest chapters in our history, as the United States saved Western Europe from a diabolical tyranny. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026 The nonprofit is roughly 7,000 members strong and has chapters across 38 states. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026 In the following chapters of Quand j’étais photographe, Nadar plays on the rhetorical and material slipperiness of invention to craft a curious portrait of photography’s first fifty-odd years. Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
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  • In dozens of markets, including San Diego and Sacramento, Nexstar would own multiple major TV network affiliates.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • The affiliates, like the big league club, are also using pre-game homework assignments to have players work on their swing decisions.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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  • Twenty local musical performances are on the lineup on two stages in the squares, along with the iconic lemon stick standing close by— a treat Cindy Thompson was the first in line for.
    Janay Reece, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • In its early stages, melanoma skin cancer is highly treatable, with a greater than 99 percent survival rate.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 2 May 2026
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  • And the cells seem to love that.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 May 2026
  • Most of your immune cells are located in your gut, meaning gut-friendly foods like yogurt can directly support immune health by helping the gut microbiome thrive, says Ehsani.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
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  • And the ability to do that is big business, especially for pharmaceutical companies who can lose billions of dollars when new drugs have made it through many phases of development only to be thwarted by a late-stage mutation or resistance.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • K-pop’s relationship with luxury fashion has moved through distinct phases over the last decade — first as ambassadorship deals, then as front-row staples at Paris and Milan, and now into the institutional core of the fashion calendar.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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  • On the website dedicated to its shutdown, the airline said passengers who were expecting to travel should not go to the airport, directing them to a page for refund status and next steps.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 2 May 2026
  • The conversations are at an early stage and no concrete steps have been taken toward developing the product, the people said.
    Thomas Buckley, Fortune, 2 May 2026
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  • Reese got the best of her 6-foot-7 former teammate early, as Cardoso (three points, four rebounds) fouled her twice on shots down low in the first quarter.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Each scored 45 points and played more than 40 minutes.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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  • Creator and showrunner Katie Dippold’s fascination with such places began at an early age, growing up in New Jersey, where her family would take trips to the shore.
    Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Sites that preserve soft-bodied organisms are even rarer because soft tissues decompose more easily, making these places especially useful for piecing together prehistoric ecosystems.
    Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026

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“Chapters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chapters. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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