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[chap-ter] / ˈtʃæp tər /


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"He's ready to close this chapter and focus on his recovery and engage in therapy as he aspires to have a normal life."

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The next chapter will start eventually, and likely it will be set in a location where LeBron can compete and have a good time, and that he and his family can feel good about.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Matt Damon is embracing a new chapter in life—and his carefully curated real estate portfolio reflects the family-first priorities that have guided him for years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The FJC, which is the education arm of the federal judiciary, later retracted the chapter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

She made a banana sandwich and curled up on the rock between Selkie and Fred to read the last chapter of her book.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

To investigate these missing chapters of Earth's history, scientists can study asteroid showers, periods when fragments from a major collision repeatedly strike planets and moons across the inner solar system.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

The chapters follow the restaurant’s improbable success, offering extraordinary anecdotes, such as how a Yugoslavian immigrant happened to open a red-booth, comfort-food Italian restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Alternating with this story are chapters set in a separate universe of medieval fantasy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Inspired by Khalra's life, the film follows an activist investigating alleged human rights abuses during Punjab's separatist insurgency, one of the bloodiest chapters in modern Indian history.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

In general, the larger the size and the higher the density, the more complex and specialized were the technology and organization, for reasons that we shall examine in detail in later chapters.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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