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era

[eer-uh, er-uh] / ˈɪər ə, ˈɛr ə /


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The park is a bet that the city can leapfrog to the next tech era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

One of the new executive orders calls for the development of a quantum computer to “initiate the era of quantum-enabled scientific discovery.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

This is especially true in the era of social media, hyper-individualization, personal branding and micro celebrity.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

He guided the nation through the “Black Monday” stock market crash of 1987, the tech-lead boom that followed, and the monetary easing that defined the era following the 911 attacks in 2001.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Although the slave trade—particularly the taking of African people to the Americas, where they would be forced to work—was centuries old, the voyage of the São José signaled a new era in the practice.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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