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chronological

[kron-l-oj-i-kuhl] / ˌkrɒn lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl /


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Unlike chronological age, the composition of the gut microbiome can change in response to everyday influences, including diet, lifestyle, and environmental conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Unlike chronological age, which simply measures how long someone has been alive, biological age offers clues about how the body is aging at the molecular level.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Even “biological age,” a more established term reflecting how your body functions compared with a typical person of that chronological age, is an imperfect science, Vaughan said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The chronological installation begins with Evans’s first two pen-and-ink drawings from about 1935: abstract radiating eyes, spirals, zigzags and squiggles—feverish doodles resembling ancient pictographic narratives set down in a trance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

They’ll use tape recorders and conduct what he calls “oral histories,” asking the person questions, transcribing the answers, and putting it together in chronological order as a narrative.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline


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