advent
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While not pink in colour, the name of the April full Moon harks back to ancient traditions before the advent of the modern calendar.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Early in his L.A. tenure, Walden landed a solid gig scoring movies made for television, a business that tanked with the advent of reality TV.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Decades of automotive efficiency gains, America’s conversion from oil importer to exporter and the advent of renewables have fortified the world economy against sudden drops in Gulf supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
In an investment primer over the summer, BofA Securities analysts dubbed the advent of quantum computing “the next fire moment,” or the biggest and most consequential technological development in hundreds of thousands of years.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Though the change was long awaited, the advent of bureaucratic administration seemed to guarantee that the visionary tendency of an Osborne and the humane one of a Lawes were things of the past.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.