epoch

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

The same bounty that makes the Tar Pits the best place on Earth to study its slice of the late Pleistocene epoch also makes for a move of truly mammoth proportions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Six, five and four minutes on the clock and Hearts were winning the league, smashing to smithereens that established order; history-makers, epoch definers.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Its plot conjures up a powerful spirit from an ancient epoch: the era of Richard Nixon, when “The Exorcist” was released.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

By looking far out into space we are also looking far back into time, back toward the horizon of the universe, back toward the epoch of the Big Bang.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Our critic raved that “it’s an unparalleled opportunity to do a deep dive into one of the most dazzling epochs in the history of art.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

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

"By examining planetary evolution alongside atmospheric escape across different epochs, we can gain insight into how these processes shape planetary habitability."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 11, 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