annal(s)

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“Houston, we have a problem” may be the most famous line in the annals of spaceflight.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Franjo von Allmen may have written his name into the annals of Olympic alpine skiing, but the grounded Swiss racer said ski history was wasted on him.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Where does this achievement stand in the annals?

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Her production of “Ragtime,” with its sumptuous score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, had nary a weak link in a cast of characters among the most expansive in the recent annals of musicals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

We have the dubious distinction of being the deadliest species in the annals of biology.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari