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The dot-com bubble was nearing its peak 26 years ago, and on Wall Street, where most careers are not even measured in decades, that’s eons ago.
From MarketWatch
Quantum computers are seen as a critical next-generation technology because they can quickly perform computations that would take today’s computers eons.
It’s a narrative that men in patriarchal societies have leaned on for eons to justify holding all the power while accepting none of its responsibility.
From Salon
After reviewing the recreation of the photo — the architects are still smiling this time, but their scrappy overconfidence feels eons away — Pildas wonders who the next generation will be, and how they will rise.
From Los Angeles Times
Us film fans have stared at his hawkish mug for eons, but I can’t remember ever before seeing him flash a huge, daffy grin.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.