chapters

Definition of chaptersnext
plural of chapter
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as in affiliates
a local unit of an organization our chapter was well represented at the Jaycees' national convention

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as in stages
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking a horror movie that marks a new chapter in vicarious sadism

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Recent Examples of chapters In the following chapters of Quand j’étais photographe, Nadar plays on the rhetorical and material slipperiness of invention to craft a curious portrait of photography’s first fifty-odd years. Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 At the organization’s peak, Republicans touted Wide Awake chapters in each county of every Northern state, with membership growing to more than 500,000 recruits. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026 Spokesperson Pen Bona said the draft law, with eight chapters and 20 articles, was adopted by the Cabinet at its meeting on Thursday. ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 There are 48 chapters — or tents, each named after one of the team’s films — in America, 31 in England, and 39 in 15 other countries. Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026 Melanie Leyva, the statewide college organizer for Youth Empowered in the Struggle – known as YES – said the Student Day of Action was organized by students from YES chapters across the Milwaukee Public School District, as well as Horlick High School in Racine. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 24 Apr. 2026 That’s one of my favorite chapters in the book. Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 Every album, each song, marks different chapters in his life. Tina Eves, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026 Lawlor’s book contains chapters devoted to politics, but her inclination to reach for examples of the reasonable and unreasonable that any reader will intuitively share serves her less well here. Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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  • All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.
    Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Gazan journalists and media personnel continue to be posthumously identified as members of terrorist groups, highlighting the difficulty of distinguishing terror affiliates from civilians.
    Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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  • So, Friday is what mattered in the moment, for a short-handed team in the early stages of a potentially months-long postseason march.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The draft proposal is still in its early stages.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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  • Rather than crawling through the living room doggie door, Maxwell sleeps in one of the former cells, with easy outdoor access, and his own garden.
    Eric Adler April 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Researchers say the findings could have broader implications for science, including studies on how cells resist damage from ice crystals and radiation over time.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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  • And the ability to do that is big business, especially for pharmaceutical companies who can lose billions of dollars when new drugs have made it through many phases of development only to be thwarted by a late-stage mutation or resistance.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • K-pop’s relationship with luxury fashion has moved through distinct phases over the last decade — first as ambassadorship deals, then as front-row staples at Paris and Milan, and now into the institutional core of the fashion calendar.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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  • Josh LeClair, master electrician and owner of Village Home Services, provides the following steps to contain the problem, assess damages, and troubleshoot the cause.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Two days after an ugly meeting between his chin and the Frost Bank Center hardwood in Game 2, Wembanyama couldn’t quite progress through all the steps of the NBA’s concussion protocol before tipoff Friday.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
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  • Reese got the best of her 6-foot-7 former teammate early, as Cardoso (three points, four rebounds) fouled her twice on shots down low in the first quarter.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Each scored 45 points and played more than 40 minutes.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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  • Wolves, who immediately finished in the Europa League places in 2019 after a six-season spell away from the top flight, offer a more realistic target.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Not in the offseason, when their coaching staffs and front offices regularly trade places.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026

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