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During which geologic period of the Mesozoic era did dinosaurs first appear?

era

[eer-uh, er-uh] / ˈɪər ə, ˈɛr ə /


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Balestrini, 67, hopes a new era of investment will breathe life into the town.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

That includes their first in the Premier League era in 2011-12, plus 2013-14 and 2017-18.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Picking a major has long been a weighty decision for college students, but the financial stakes appear to be getting higher in the AI era, according to economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Catholic leaders have a lot to learn from Blessed Fulton Sheen, master of the TV era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“The average temperature of the world has gone up a little over one degree Celsius since the beginning of the industrial era in the 1800s,” Natalie told the crowd.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

I’m versatile and my style is a summation of all the eras in my life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

By measuring that shift, astronomers can study hydrogen from different eras in cosmic history.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

Bilton sees AI as the kind of defining story “60 Minutes” tackled in previous eras, including the Vietnam War, the fight against Big Tobacco and the Sept. 11 attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

This “doesn’t mean nothing works. It just means different things work” in different eras.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

That talk with Tommy beside the pond: I think of it now as a kind of marker between the two eras.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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