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era

[eer-uh, er-uh] / ˈɪər ə, ˈɛr ə /


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It was a sell-out crowd against Monaco and there was certainly a sense of excitement around the ground for the start of a new era under a new manager.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

On one hand, Patterson, 66, is a freshly minted College Football Hall of Famer and one of the great defensive minds of the modern era.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

The Blocks are among a crowd of consumers who dipped their toes into electric cars in an era when the deals were too good to pass up.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

This should be the central concern about the Ellison era at CBS.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

That was quite an accomplishment in an era when the average Negro had been able to attain only an eighth-grade education, and only about 5 percent had graduated from college.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

“Just as railroads, electric grids, and the Internet reshaped prior economic eras, we believe SpaceX is building the foundational platform for the next generation of industrial capacity,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

These periods span parts of the Stone Age and early metalworking eras, thousands of years before modern civilization.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

“How to Get Rich in American History” retains the moralist tone of these earlier eras.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The second section, "All the Somebody People" focuses on the musician onstage and in the studio across four defining eras; Ziggy Stardust, the Berlin years, Let's Dance, and Blackstar.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

It has seen everyone else—so many eras, so many lives—pass before it and disappear out of sight.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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