chronology

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The competing "short chronology" suggests a later arrival, roughly 45,000 to 50,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

“To say this chronology represents, at a minimum, a concerning breach of the spirit of the dismissal order is an understatement, if not an outright violation of it,” Cannon wrote.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

A chronology of some of the incidents suffered by him makes for depressing reading.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Stretching across Wilshire Boulevard, the structure houses 110,000 square feet in 90 exhibition galleries that will be organized thematically rather than by medium or chronology.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

He opens the book, glances at an illustration of Nikolai Gogol, and then at the chronology of the author’s life on the facing page.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri