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tell-alls

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plural of tell-all

as in histories

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And the answer to that is there was a new reformulation of quantum mechanics developed by James Hartle, Murray Gell-Mann, and others, called the histories approach to quantum mechanics, or more precisely, decoherent histories approach.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Their brands are recognizable, their operations span the globe, and many have histories stretching back generations.

— Bill Holodnak, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of histories

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A number of pasts—Dutch, Puritan English, and revolutionary era—have been subsumed in the telling, and the changes Rip finds on returning to his village suggest Irving’s own ambivalence about the direction the United States was taking.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Based on its trailer, Wild Horse Nine, which premieres in competition on September 3, seems to find McDonagh back in his sweet spot, helming a pitch-black comedy about two charismatic men wrestling with their dark pasts.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of pasts

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Juan Angel, who went on to build a successful landscaping business, struggled with alcoholism, which Rivera chronicles in this narrative that does not shy away from the role addiction played in the life and death of his role model.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
The film picks up in 1940 after France’s defeat by the Nazis and chronicles de Gaulle’s efforts to show the Allies that France was still worth fighting for.

— Kate McKenna, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of chronicles

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Early-life cognitive ability, measured through those old autobiographies and school records, tracked with better cognitive outcomes decades later.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Hanks' wife Rita Wilson stars in and co-produces the new show, which features an ever-changing lineup of entertainment, politicians and athletes who read and act out excerpts from other celebrities' autobiographies.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026

Definition of autobiographies

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Little ones can color, solve puzzles, read stories, and more in this booklet.

— Anja Webb, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026
Marrs Barron said there were many heartfelt stories of neighbors helping neighbors and municipalities helping each other when equipment broke down, with others bringing ice and water for workers at the compost sites.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of stories

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Their lives were recorded in the form of hagiographies, stories of the saints, often ornamented with folkloric motifs, focusing on marvelous adventures and miraculous doings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Some of the hagiographies of Francis were written shortly after his death in 1226.

— Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026

Definition of hagiographies

Noun

Roberts, who has written more than sixteen hundred obituaries, retraces the origins of the form (in ancient Rome) and the emergence of the modern newspaper obituary (in the eighteenth century).

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
But Bernie has never had a go, which is why his eye wanders to an advert in the local newspaper (one of Bernie’s hobbies, apart from keeping his toenail clippings in a jar, is cutting out obituaries).

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of obituaries

Noun

As literature scholar and archivist Jolie Braun writes, drawing on three memoirs from this era, women in that line of work had some distinct advantages but also faced serious hardships, both physical and social.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2026
Mandela’s second volume of memoirs was unfinished at the time of his death in 2013.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of memoirs

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