millennium
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"Around the millennium, everyone was just told no – you don't take part in any sport, not even recreational," says Dr. Lahti.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Consumer prices have almost exactly doubled in the U.S. since the start of the millennium, so today’s $1 trillion would “only” be worth about $500 billion in 1999 dollars.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
In recent weeks, it has nearly disappeared and is hovering among its lowest levels since the start of the new millennium.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Trees are plentiful here, but they might not live a millennium.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Water-wheels were known to the ancient Greeks and Romans but were far from common; thanks to an early medieval proto-industrial Revolution, they quickly became widespread around the end of the first millennium CE.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing millennium
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