advent
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Before the advent of television, it was much easier for presidents to disguise their health struggles.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Coltrane dominated the 1960s and died in 1967 just as acoustic jazz began to lose its luster in the U.S. with the advent of jazz rock and electronic jazz fusion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“With the advent of buy-now-pay-later, we are further and further away from doing the first thing: Buy what you can afford.”
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Yes, we love a good rant about the terrors of technology from a comedy legend like Seinfeld, who got famous long before the advent of artificial intelligence and smartphones.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Would she have been hired before the advent of screens?
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing advent
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