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But it would be three long years — a veritable eon during that pre-MTV era — before Harrison released the LP’s worthy successor.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2024

WIMBLEDON, England — The streak lived for 132 days or, in tennis time, an eon.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2022

When I started reporting on elections an eon ago, smartphones didn’t exist and a desktop was a typewriter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2022

In the eon between 1.8 and 0.8 billion years ago—a time dubbed the "boring billion"—the continents seemed to grow progressively thinner.

From National Geographic • Feb. 11, 2021

I haven’t thought about her in an eon.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz