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epoch

[ep-uhk, ee-pok] / ˈɛp ək, ˈi pɒk /
NOUN
period
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Those for whom the epoch is unfamiliar may find it a little harder to connect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

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

So how should investors position themselves for this new, problematic epoch?

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026

There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly could never measure up to the demands of the present epoch.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Glass’ subject matter varies widely in epochs and ethoses, from ancient Egypt to Walt Disney’s Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

It’s an unparalleled opportunity to do a deep dive into one of the most dazzling epochs in the history of art and, at just over 70 paintings, one that is perfectly scaled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge report that the human brain moves through five "major epochs" as it rewires itself from early development to late old age.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025

In exploring the pull between love and liquid assets, Song cleverly acknowledges how we’ve been facing this internal war for epochs.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2025

These—oral culture, written culture, the culture of print—these have always been considered the great epochs of man.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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