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epoch

[ep-uhk, ee-pok] / ˈɛp ək, ˈi pɒk /
NOUN
period
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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

Charismatic and charming as ever, Gosling easily shoulders the job of being the only human onscreen for an epoch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 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

Fundamental to Clark’s investment worldview is his conviction that “the era of capital abundance has ended” and global markets are adjusting towards a new epoch of capital scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

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

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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