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narratives

noun

plural of narrative

as in stories

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened wrote a witty, chatty narrative of all the happenings at the party

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as in tales

a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel in such narratives as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter," Edgar Allan Poe essentially created the modern detective story

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Recent Examples of narratives Naturally, reviving some of these fraught narratives seem to have irked some mentioned in the book. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 But what sticks is the potential of fanfic narratives, born of the desire to see resonant characters in new dynamics and situations. — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026 In recent days, the White House and Elon Musk have been trading dueling narratives over the suspension of Starlink service to Ukraine in a haze of confusion. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 In part, this is a response to the fallacies of narrative, or at least of narratives that are imposed. — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Additionally, Starz will bestow on Bernstine’s award a special Starz #TakeTheLead designation as part of its ongoing commitment to amplifying narratives by, about, and for women and underrepresented audiences. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 Claim narratives describing how a member experienced a disability or a death. — Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Mottola cited country artists including Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson, along with Drake and Steve Lacy, whose music connects through personal experiences and real-life narratives. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026 Our save-the-planet narratives are becoming increasingly far-fetched. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

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In the 2021 Senate runoff elections in Georgia, this writer did a number of stories following forecasts by Thomas Miller, a prominent data scientist who’s a professor at Northwestern University.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Yet neither of these stories fits the timing or scale of the decline.

— J. Travis Donahoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stories

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If Crystal and Ellis had stayed on that tack — tales about the house at 860 bound together by a sense of its loss — 860 might have the sturdiness of a tearjerker.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
On the surface, his new album Antione’s Son is the same old same old—airy melodies, drug talk, vomiting ad-libs—but punched up by suburban ennui and in-the-weeds romantic tales that makes the music feel refreshingly personal.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of tales

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One of the best actors working today, Coon essentially plays two different sides of Rita with astonishing range across these chronologies, portraying the past and the present of her character through distinctive markers.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
And so those chronologies are really important for me in each one of these investigations.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of chronologies

Noun

There have always been short books, some traditionally noted as novellas (20,000-40,000 words), yet not marketed as such.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
The series currently encompasses nine sub-series arcs, standalone novels, novellas, English-language manga and graphic novels.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of novellas

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To see if those different histories made the monkeys more germophobic, the researchers presented individuals with two tasty treats — grapes.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
The duo shared an apartment and both had extensive criminal histories, including theft and financial scams, across various states.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of histories

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Review your financial accounts regularly Check your bank statements, investment accounts, retirement accounts and payment apps for unfamiliar transactions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Early accounts of grassroots democracy in India describe how higher-caste landowners controlled the votes of their lower-caste dependents, sometimes even marking ballots that the voters had to authenticate with their thumbprints.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of accounts

Noun

Police charged 52-year-old Mooresville resident Rod Moskowitz with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, court records show.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
The agents seized records and electronic devices, looking for evidence of unspecified criminal behavior.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of records

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The composition of these jets isn’t crystal clear, but scientists suspect electrons, positrons (the antimatter versions of electrons) and perhaps protons are pulled along swirling magnetic lines before being sent out from the black hole’s poles.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The pilot study involved 12 drivers who track-tested both rear- and all-wheel-drive versions of the Polestar 4 at a track in Sweden.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

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