as in history
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
his annals of the reigns of English kings was used as a source by Shakespeare
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“Annals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annals. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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