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as in chronologies
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
the town paper published a record of the debate, as well as a synopsis of each candidate's stance on the major questions
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as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
historical records on the rise of the Roman Empire are plentiful
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as in logs
to make a written note of
the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference
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as in lists
to put (someone or something) on a list
he was recorded as having been a passenger on that ill-fated ship, but his body was never recovered
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Recent Examples of records
Charlie Carballo,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Between daily high temperatures and warm overnight lows — which won't be low enough to offer much relief — more than 300 records are expected to be set by Saturday.
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Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Permits were obtained for wiring, hot water heating and other work, City Buildings Department records show.
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Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
If a vendor has access to participant records, payroll data, account balances, beneficiary information, health plan information or claims data, fiduciaries need to understand how that data is protected.
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Ronald Stair,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Some of the federal expenditures from DraftKings and FanDuel are already being routed to lobbyists with ties to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the agency that oversees prediction markets, according to government records.
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Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
30 June 2026
Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.
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Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
The Times filed a Freedom of Information Act request on June 2 for VA Police records of the hallway death and the stabbing.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
For families trying to understand who can file, what records to gather, and how Texas courts evaluate wrongful death economic damages, reviewing a plain-language overview of the Texas Wrongful Death Act is a solid starting point.
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William Jones,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
The Google Nest Cam Outdoor records sharp 2K video, uses Gemini AI to generate detailed event descriptions, supports night vision and two-way audio, and is built to withstand the elements.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
Dashboard camera records wrong-way driver Video from Ed Murray's dashboard camera showed headlights going the wrong way on the busy road.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Each square creates ultrasonic waves and records the ripples back at millions of times per second.
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New Atlas,
26 June 2026
The type of die CEA-Leti bonded to their wafer was a test vehicle, which records information to evaluate electrical connections.
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Alex Music,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
He was also seen on video at least once selling wiring at the scrapyard, Shihata added, and the company’s business records document payments to Bacchus.
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Drag City just reissued the two Squirrel Bait records.
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Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
25 June 2026
Noun
But the records do not identify Swift or Kelce or indicate whether the event is directly connected to the couple.
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Charlie Carballo,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Between daily high temperatures and warm overnight lows — which won't be low enough to offer much relief — more than 300 records are expected to be set by Saturday.
—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Permits were obtained for wiring, hot water heating and other work, City Buildings Department records show.
—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
If a vendor has access to participant records, payroll data, account balances, beneficiary information, health plan information or claims data, fiduciaries need to understand how that data is protected.
—
Ronald Stair,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Some of the federal expenditures from DraftKings and FanDuel are already being routed to lobbyists with ties to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the agency that oversees prediction markets, according to government records.
—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
30 June 2026
Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.
—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
The Times filed a Freedom of Information Act request on June 2 for VA Police records of the hallway death and the stabbing.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Verb
The Lamine Yamal of his day, who similarly broke a number of youngest goalscorer and appearance maker records for club and country, struggled with injuries and has been sold to AS Monaco.
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
For families trying to understand who can file, what records to gather, and how Texas courts evaluate wrongful death economic damages, reviewing a plain-language overview of the Texas Wrongful Death Act is a solid starting point.
—
William Jones,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
The Google Nest Cam Outdoor records sharp 2K video, uses Gemini AI to generate detailed event descriptions, supports night vision and two-way audio, and is built to withstand the elements.
—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
Dashboard camera records wrong-way driver Video from Ed Murray's dashboard camera showed headlights going the wrong way on the busy road.
—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Each square creates ultrasonic waves and records the ripples back at millions of times per second.
—
New Atlas,
26 June 2026
The type of die CEA-Leti bonded to their wafer was a test vehicle, which records information to evaluate electrical connections.
—
Alex Music,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
He was also seen on video at least once selling wiring at the scrapyard, Shihata added, and the company’s business records document payments to Bacchus.
—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Drag City just reissued the two Squirrel Bait records.
—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for records
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Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.
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The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.
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Many histories of invasive species concern the life-forms that have been intentionally or accidentally introduced from Europe.
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Throughout the book, Pryor asks readers to look beneath and beyond public debates and to confront the histories and experiences that give words their power.
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All of these updates could help address some of the quirks The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy noticed while trying out Google’s updated smart home system last year, like event logs with detailed descriptions of people who weren’t there, and things that didn’t happen.
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OpenAI has agreed to acquire Ona, a German startup that keeps software agents working in a secure cloud after the developer who started the task logs off.
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The pact lists several standards for data center developments.
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For each ingredient, the site lists a short description, other foods or beverages that use it, and whether it is authorized for use by food safety regulators, including the Food and Drug Administration, the European Food Safety Authority, and Health Canada.
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Savings accounts make people better savers The ESI estimates that some 22 million Americans are eligible for emergency savings accounts as a workplace benefit.
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Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.
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The wide-ranging ordinance outlined how far away data centers can be built from nearby communities, how much noise the centers can emit and what reports property owners must submit to the city.
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The litigation opened a wider window into the business and regulation of infant formula, including adverse event reports.
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Having spent more than 30 years in the makeup industry, founder and makeup artist Jung Saem Mool knows great makeup starts long before foundation enters the picture.
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At the same moment Joel’s SUV enters the intersection on red, an eastbound Cadillac Escalade approaches on green and the two vehicles collide.
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As a coastal town shaped by generations of immigrants, Half Moon Bay now has a new art display that serves as a reminder of the people and stories that continue to define the community.
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The board was also expected to vote Friday on a new social studies curriculum that links Bible stories with American history.
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