era
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A new study found that the site dates back about 146,000 years, placing it squarely within a cold glacial period rather than a warmer era as scientists once believed.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Rechtman believes that valuations of software businesses will “fundamentally rerate down” in the AI era.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
Institutional consolidation and retreat, spiraling costs, technological upheaval — they all add to a creeping sense that an era is over, and worse is coming.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Her position is an experiment by the church during its era of aggiornamento, or updating, and the liberalizations in the air during Vatican II contribute to the thrilling sense of possibility.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
It was only with hindsight that they came to symbolize a new era; and it was the Scientific Revolution itself which was chiefly responsible for the Enlightenment’s conviction that progress had become unstoppable.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing era
Tyrannosaurus Lex(icon)
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Kindred
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