epoch
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About 7,300 years ago, it produced the largest known volcanic eruption of the Holocene, the current geological epoch, which began roughly 11,700 years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 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
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
So how should investors position themselves for this new, problematic epoch?
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
"It seeks to poison and disrupt in order to hurl us into an epoch of chaos," shouts Hitler.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
“Every time we have one of these technical epochs, it puts pressure on the infrastructure, but none of us have ever seen it this dramatic,” said Casado.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
Frieman: The data from these surveys allow us to infer the history of cosmic expansion -- how fast the universe has been expanding at different epochs in the past.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
He said Traoré was "offering an alternative, and re-capturing the spirit of two historic epochs":
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
Worse, the agreed ages for the Earth couldn’t comfortably support the numbers of eons and ages and epochs that the past obviously contained.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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