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epoch

[ep-uhk, ee-pok] / ˈɛp ək, ˈi pɒk /
NOUN
period
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The Eocene epoch, which lasted from roughly 56 to 34 million years ago, provides a clear example of what happened when the carbon burial feedback was largely inactive.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

But for Icelanders, whose connection to glaciers is ancient and mythic, our human epoch has become an extended hospice for the landscape of their lives.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

So how should investors position themselves for this new, problematic epoch?

From MarketWatch Apr. 10, 2026

I've been presenting television debates and radio phone-ins over five decades, stumbling from one epoch to the next.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

Indeed, the wealth of Egypt had political effects that long outlasted the Hellenistic epoch.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Disney Chairman James Gorman said in an interview that Iger’s nearly 20 years in power is framed by two epochs: “Bob 1” and “Bob 2.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

It’s an unparalleled opportunity to do a deep dive into one of the most dazzling epochs in the history of art and, at just over 70 paintings, one that is perfectly scaled.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 24, 2026

He said Traoré was "offering an alternative, and re-capturing the spirit of two historic epochs":

From BBC May 11, 2025

Since the paleoecologists focus on Deep Time, or epochs from tens of millions of years ago, they call their ensembles DeepMIPs.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2025

Also, all this changes from textbook to textbook and from person to person, so that some authorities describe seven recent epochs, while others are content with four.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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