chapters

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 Nearly one-third of the National Audubon Society’s more than 500 local chapters have changed their names since the organization’s national Board of Directors rejected a name change in 2023, the Sacramento chapter said. Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026 After Kirk’s death, Club America chapters proliferated in Palm Beach County’s private schools, including the Benjamin School, which is among the most academically rigorous. Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The amount of time between chapters is not always clear. Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 The delegation traveled to sites that have come to define the darkest chapters of human history. Rabbi Evan Susman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026 Weddings are where families intertwine, traditions get negotiated, conflicts surface, and new chapters begin. Angela Haupt, Time, 18 June 2026 Other chapters now include the Northeastern Illinois Nurse Honor Guard, Forest City Nurse Honor Guard in Rockford and Central Illinois Nurse Honor Guard in the Springfield area. Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 Even more special, one of our trip-goers designed the tattoo, an amphora decorated with Blackjack the pegasus and the signature squiggle from the chapters. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 June 2026 Every Californian should know all the chapters of our history. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
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Noun
  • And in late 2025, Grady took on Meta (formerly called Facebook), including its affiliates Instagram and Whatsapp, for allowing fraudulent Chinese investment scams on its platforms.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
  • All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 17 June 2026
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  • This is done in stages, using multiple centrifuges that enrich the uranium bit by bit.
    Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • The race to qualify for the knockout stages is heating up at the FIFA World Cup.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 June 2026
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  • The concept of producing electricity from ion movement is not new, and as Kim explained, electric eels use a similar principle in nature, generating electrical bursts by controlling ion flow across specialized cells known as electrocytes.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
  • Adding an exfoliant to your summer skin care routine can help smooth texture, clear the buildup of dead skin cells, and brighten dark spots.
    Irene Richardson, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • The facility will be developed in multiple phases and will house the infrastructure needed to support PsiQuantum’s photonic quantum computing architecture.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
  • The federal student loan portfolio is being handed over to the Treasury Department in phases.
    Alia Wong, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Follow the steps below to get your backsplash clean before your next cooking marathon.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • The incident happened steps away from New York’s Department of Sanitation facility on 12th Ave.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
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  • Bardwell, a 6-foot-6, 175-pound small forward out of the Overtime Elite program in Atlanta and Compton Magic AAU team in California, scored 25 points on 11-for-19 shooting (3-of-7 from 3) with seven rebounds in Adidas 3SSB Select Team’s 89-83 victory over Next Generation.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • The tie breakers depend on points, goal difference, goals scored, team conduct score and FIFA world ranking, according to FIFA.
    Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The measure would require them to stay 500 feet from schools and places of worship, 100 feet from homes, and 1,000 feet from other dispensaries.
    Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • With sore-spot Chiron entering your 2nd House of Resources, money, time, and self-worth become places for gentle repair and stronger boundaries.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2026

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